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  • ** FILE ** A U.S.-made Patriot missile is launched during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 exercises in Ilan County, 49 miles west of Taipei, Taiwan., on July 20, 2006.  The United States planned to sell $6.4 billion in arms, including Black Hawk helicopters, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, mine hunter ships and information technology, to Taiwan, a move that will infuriate China and test whether President Obama's efforts to improve trust with Beijing will carry the countries through a tense time. (AP Photo)

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  • **FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes during a mass military parade in the Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, Kim Il-sung. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)

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  • Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama delivers his speech during a seminar held by Japanese Diet members in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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