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In this Thursday, April 11, 2013 photo, North Korean female soldiers perform marching exercise on the river bank of the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite to the Chinese border city of Dandong. Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric with claims it has "powerful striking means" on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated that it is preparing to test-fire a missile designed to be capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT