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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, as Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov listens Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Putin takes part in the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which brings together Russia, China and four former Soviet republics in Central Asia. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klementyev, Presidential Press Service)

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In this May 24, 2014, file photo, China's Harbin (112) guided missile destroyer takes part in a week-long China-Russia "Joint Sea-2014" navy exercise at the East China Sea off Shanghai, China. Several Asian nations are arming up, their wary eyes fixed squarely on one country: a resurgent China that’s boldly asserting its territorial claims all along the East Asian coast. The scramble to spend more defense dollars comes amid spats with China over contested reefs and waters. Other Asian countries such as India and South Korea are quickly modernizing their forces, although their disputes with China have stayed largely at the diplomatic level. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

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Chinese President Xi Jinping smiles as he delivers a speech during Korea China Investment Forum at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Hong-ji, Pool)

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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said in a speech to a think tank on Monday that there are no plans to end U.S. surveillance flights of China, despite pressure from Beijing to do so. (Associated Press)

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Saul Anuzis is arranging a junket to China and wants to take other GOP leaders with him. (Associated Press)

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Peng Shuai, of China, reacts after defeating Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Just weeks after announcing a deal to install a Wi-Fi network from China's Huawei Technologies at their 85,000-seat stadium, the Washington Redskins are moving in a different direction. (AP Photo/Brian K. Diggs)

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Shuai Peng, of China, returns a shot against Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during the third round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Three B-2 bombers completed a tour of duty in Guam this week, as tensions remained high between the U.S. and China. (Department of Defense via Associated Press)

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Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, returns a shot against Shuai Peng, of China, during the second round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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In this July 18, 2014 photo, Chinese tourists visit the South Coast Plaza Shopping Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Chinese tourism is surging and the mall is a popular destination that is doing what it can to keep the buses coming, from accepting China’s UnionPay card to providing Mandarin-speaking salespeople. Tourism from China to the United States has soared since the countries signed an agreement in 2007 promoting travel. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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A Russian sport called the Tank Biathlon has gripped China's military buffs and has been intensely reported and discussed in the media, including on hundreds of China's Internet-based military forums. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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In this photo taken by cellphone and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, men search the rubble of buildings for survivors after an earthquake in Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (AP Photo/Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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In this photo taken July 16, 2014, church members pray in a private room in Jiu'en Tang, a Christian church, in the Shuitou township in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Across Zhejiang province, which hugs China's rocky southeastern coast, authorities have toppled, or threatened to topple, crosses at more than 130 churches. (AP Photo/Didi Tang)