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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
China
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President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping inspect a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Fab 20, which specializes in the production of 2-nanometer advanced chips, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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People gather in front of the Chinese consulate general to protest the unjust conviction of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
