Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford (L), meets with Chinese vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong (R), in Beijing on August 17, 2017. Dunford is visiting China this week after holding meetings with military officials in South Korea, where he reiterated Washington's readiness to use military means to defend its allies. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / THOMAS PETER (Photo credit should read THOMAS PETER/AFP/Getty Images)
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