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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A man works at a steel market in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Li Hongbo via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to China David Perdue on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on January 7, 2025. (David Marueil/ via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump reacts after signing executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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A Canada Post box along Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on February 25, 2025. (Artur Widak via Getty Images)
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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the G-20 finance track meetings on February 26, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being interviewed with United States President Trump and others on April 17, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
