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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Trade
Trade
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Shipping containers are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on August 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press next to Uzbekistan’s Head of the Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva (left) at Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 19, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hold a meeting in Turkmenbashi on October 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President of China Xi Jinping listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during an arrival ceremony at the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Gasoline prices are seen at a Shell gas station in Houston, Texas, on October 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Kazakh oil workers lay an oil pipeline by the Canadian oil company Hurricane Kumkol Munai on December 19, 2002, north of Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)
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Diplomatic envoys of ASEAN countries to China watch an intelligent robot during a visit to the China-ASEAN AI Application Center on July 22, 2026, in Nanning, China. (Getty Images)
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Iranian cargo trucks cross into the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan, on June 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
David Feith
Senior Fellow
