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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen shares a laugh with Chief of the Peoples Liberation Army's General Staff Gen. Chen Bingde in Beijing, China, on July 11, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country meeting with counterparts and Chinese leaders.

Adm. Mike Mullen shares a laugh with Chief of the Peoples Liberation Army's General Staff Gen. Chen Bingde.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen shares a laugh with Chief of the Peoples Liberation Army's General Staff Gen. Chen Bingde in Beijing, China, on July 11, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country meeting with counterparts and Chinese leaders.

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