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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during talks with President Donald Trump at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An uncrewed surface vessel, Black Tide I by Lungteh Shipbuilding, maneuvers during a demonstration on June 17, 2025, in Yilan, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on May 19, 2025. (US Air Force)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping looks on outside the Great Hall of the People on May 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House on May 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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US soldiers stage Stryker vehicles and perform maintenance checks before convoy operations across Germany in support of Sword 26 at Vilseck, Germany, on April 27, 2026. (US Army Reserve)
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This French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Temeraire is seen during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the Île Longue base in Crozon, France, on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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