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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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The emblem of the security conference and the inscription "Munich Security Conference" can be seen on a flag in Munich, Germany, on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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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)
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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)
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A MH-47G Chinook flies over Diego Garcia on October 14, 2025. (US Navy)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the Forbidden City on January 29, 2026, in Beijing. (Getty Images)
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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)
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Jimmy Lai attends a rally in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. (Getty Images)
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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)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
