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                  A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
               
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation, and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
 
Jacob Zenn is a research analyst of Eurasian and African affairs for The Jamestown Foundation and a non-resident research fellow of the Center of Shan
Jacob Zenn is a research analyst of Eurasian and African affairs for The Jamestown Foundation and a non-resident research fellow of the Center of Shanghai Cooperation Organizations Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
               
