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With smoke created by a F18 fighter jet taking off crewmen prepare the next one aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) off the disputed South China Sea Friday, March 3, 2017. The U.S. military took journalists Friday to the carrier on routine patrol off the disputed South China Sea, sending a signal to China and American allies of its resolve to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in one of the world's security hotspots.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands watch near the Great Hall of the People as delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Fu Ying, the spokeswoman for China's National People's Congress, listens to a reporter's question during a press conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Fu said on Saturday that China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Fu Ying, the spokeswoman for China's National People's Congress, speaks during a press conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Fu said on Saturday that China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Fu Ying, right, the spokeswoman for China's National People's Congress, waves as she leaves a press conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Fu said on Saturday that China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Fu Ying, right, the spokeswoman for China's National People's Congress, arrives for a press conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Fu said on Saturday that China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Soldiers dressed as ushers stand in position as they wait for arriving delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) line-up as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) share a light moment as they arrive to attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2017. China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, staff members of Sichuan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau prepare to check the condition of giant panda Bao Bao upon her arrival at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Bao Bao, an American-born panda cub, arrived in China on Wednesday evening after leaving the National Zoo in Washington. (Liu Kun/Xinhua via AP)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a staff member of Sichuan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau checks the condition of giant panda Bao Bao upon her arrival at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Bao Bao, an American-born panda cub, arrived in China on Wednesday evening after leaving the National Zoo in Washington. (Liu Kun/Xinhua via AP)

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In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, banners advertising the high-end Trump-branded toilets made by Shenzhen Trump Industrial Co. are on display at the company's offices in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province. U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to receive something that he had been trying to get from China for more than a decade: trademark rights to his own name. After suffering rejection after rejection in China's courts, he saw his prospects change dramatically after starting his presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)