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Head of the Russian armed forces general staff Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, left, and Gen. Liang Guanglie, right, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, seen in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 18. 2005. Russia and China launched their first-ever joint military exercises Thursday as the top commanders from both countries issued repeated assurances that the war games aren't intended as a threat to anyone. (AP Photo)