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Antony Blinken and Qin Gang ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. (Leah Millis via Getty Images)
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Taiwanese honor guards attend a military welcome ceremony in Taipei on April 25, 2023. (Sam Yeh via Getty Images)
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North Korean village under attack in 1951. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Qin Gang gives a speech as he attends a news conference on May 23, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter via Getty Images)
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