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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship