A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
A Chinese policeman walks past a memorial to the late South African leader Nelson Mandela outside the South African embassy in Beijing on December 11, 2013.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) bump fists as they meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) while visiting the Moscow's Zoo in Moscow, Russia,, June,5, 2019. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is having a three-days state visit to Russia
Former Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide poses for a portrait picture following the press conference after being elected as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Party President at the LDP Headquarter on September 14, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.