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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour by Chinese Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the People's Liberation Army's General Staff, in Beijing, July 10, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with counterparts and Chinese leaders.

BEIJING TOUR

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour by Chinese Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the People's Liberation Army's General Staff, in Beijing, July 10, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with counterparts and Chinese leaders.

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