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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
China
China
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An aerial photo shows the China Telecom Smart City Industrial Park in Xiongan, China, on May 4, 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Giant Pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li arrive in Dulles, Virginia, on October 15, 2024. (Craig Hudson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The presidents of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gold bars are on display at a gold jewelry store on October 18, 2024, in Hangzhou, China. (Ni Lifang/VCG via Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping walks after delivering a speech in Beijing on September 29, 2024. (Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images)
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Vehicles travel along the treacherous Srinagar Leh highway on August 27, 2024, in Ladakh, India. Ladakh is a strategically important region due to ongoing territorial disputes with Pakistan and China. (Yawar Nazir via Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
