Caption
A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
China
China
Caption
(China Insider Logo)
Caption
A VBAT unmanned aerial system prepares to take off from the flight deck of USS Portland in the South China Sea, June 17, 2026. (US Navy)
Caption
The Chinese national flag flies above a China Customs building with stacks of shipping containers from global carriers on April 15, 2026, in Shenzhen, China. (Getty Images)
Caption
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Caption
Tiananmen Square on the eve of the opening of the National People's Congress on March 4, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Caption
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has a speech during the presentation of the digital state service Diya (The Action) in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 6, 2020. (Getty Images)
Caption
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Kilo Pier on December 27, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Getty Images)
Caption
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on July 23, 2020, in Yorba Linda, California. (Getty Images)
Caption
(China Insider Logo)
Caption
(Getty Images)
Caption
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Caption
The Chinese flag flies in front of the gate to the Forbidden City on Tiananmen Square on March 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
