A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee National Academy of Governance on January 20, 2026. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 18 new ambassadors at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
Zhang Youxia, then vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, stands with members of the commission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2023. (Getty Images)