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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)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea on October 30, 2025. (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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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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A tanker carrying imported crude oil docks at the Qingdao Port Tanker Terminal in Qingdao, China, on May 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A pro-democracy activist hangs a yellow banner with the message “Free All Political Prisoners” during a protest in Hong Kong, 0n December 11, 2021. (Getty Images)
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David Feith
Senior Fellow
Mike Gallagher
Distinguished Fellow
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Liselotte Odgaard
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Steven Quay
Senior Fellow
Michael Sobolik
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Miles Yu
Senior Fellow and Director, China Center
