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Blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng (right), accompanied by Gary Locke, U.S. ambassador to China, makes a phone call on the way to a hospital in Beijing on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office)

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Blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng (center) holds hands with Gary Locke (right), U.S. Ambassador to China, as U.S. State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh applauds May 2, 2012, before Chen left the U.S. embassy for a hospital in Beijing. (Associated Press/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office)

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (left) shakes hand with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner during the opening ceremony of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday, May 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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China Blind Lawyer_Lea.jpg

Blind lawyer and dissident Chen Guangcheng (center) holds hands with Gary Locke (right), U.S. ambassador to China, as U.S. State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh (left) applauds before Mr. Chen leaves the embassy for a hospital in Beijing on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office)

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This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangchen in Shandong province, China. Chen, a well-known dissident who angered authorities in rural China by exposing forced abortions, made a surprise escape from house arrest on April 22, 2012, into what activists say is the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing, posing a delicate diplomatic crisis for both governments. (AP Photo/www.ChinaAid.org)

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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is seen with his wife, Yuan Weijing, and son, Chen Kerui, in an undated photo in China. His escape from house arrest into the reported protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing poses a delicate U.S.-China issue. (China Aid Association via Associated Press)

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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Obama administration has been working closely with Beijing to try to prevent a full-fledged war between Sudan and South Sudan, where bombs dropped overnight heightened tensions. (Associated Press)

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Vehicles transporting North Korean missiles on display over the weekend were made or designed by China, analysts say. Meanwhile, a propaganda billboard in Pyongyang translates as "Let's raise the spirits of winners and build a strong and prosperous nation!" North Korea has yet to launch a multistage missile successfully. (Associated Press)

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China's Ambassador Li Baodong, third from right, arrives for consultations at the United Nations on Friday, April 13, 2012. The United Nations Security Council is planning an emergency meeting to discuss Thursday's failed rocket launch by North Korea. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Doolittle sits above the U.S. Army Air Force insignia on his B-25 bomber, which crashed in China. Without enough fuel for a round trip, his men flew to China after the raid. (Associated Press)

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Four unidentified Doolittle crewmen who bailed out over China are escorted through a Chinese village before being reunited with others. China was a U.S. ally where the Raiders planned to reunite. (Army Air Force via Associated Press)