WASHINGTON — Of the many planned stops on a U.S. tour this week by a top-level Chinese military delegation, one – the iconic Grand Canyon – is an especially apt metaphor for the wide divide between Washington and Beijing over explosive issues like U.S. support for Taiwan. Pentagon officials hope the visit, which begins Monday in Washington, will mark a fresh beginning for a prickly, start-and-stop relationship between the two military behemoths of the Asia-Pacific region. The Chinese delegation is led by Gen. Chen Bingde, the counterpart to the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen. It is the first visit of its kind in seven years. The U.S.-China relationship is…
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