Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. (US Navy)
A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)
Pro-democracy activists line up outside the West Kowloon court as they hold a banner that reads, “Release all political prisoners,” on March 1, 2021, in Hong Kong, China. (Getty Images)
Commuters in the Kaeson Station of the Pyongyang Metro look at a screen with the newspaper “Rodongsinmun” showing news about Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen greeting world leaders on a broadcast screen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of their visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)