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Sudanese army soldiers take part in a military in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during the Tsinghua Universitys ceremony, at Friendship palace on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping prior to the BRICS Summit welcoming ceremony at the Taj Exotica hotel in Goa on October 16, 2016.
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US President-elect Joe Biden answers questions from the press at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on November 16, 2020.
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, July 3.
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US President-elect Joe Biden answers questions from the press at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on November 16, 2020.
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The CCTV building, shrouded in fog and pollution, during rush hour in Beijing.
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Gwinnett County workers continue to count absentee and provisional ballots at the Gwinnett Voter Registrations and Elections office on November 6, 2020 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
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Chinese soldiers from the People's Liberation Army wear protective masks as they march after a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of China's entry into the Korean War, on October 23, 2020 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
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Chinese President speaks at the podium during the unveiling of the Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People on October 25, 2017 in Beijing, China.
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A Chinese Catholic deacon holds a bible at the Palm Sunday Mass during the Easter Holy Week at an "underground" or "unofficial" church on April 9, 2017 near Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Fellow
