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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
China
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A TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on May 7, 2023. (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Xi Jinping after speaking at a press event at the Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)
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A Taiwanese honour guard takes part in a changing of the guard ceremony at the Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei on April 10, 2023. (Jameson Wu/AFP via Getty Images)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greet prior to the Quad meeting at the prime minister's office on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Qin Gang meets with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 6, 2023. (Jiang Chao/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
