Indo-Pacific

Japan Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Shohei Ishii (right) and Philippine Coast Guard Chief of Staff Commodore Joeven Fabul (left) take part in arrival honors at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters on November 4, 2023, in Manila, Philippines, as the countries seek to bolster military ties after tensions escalated between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. (Ezra Acayan via Getty Images)

An uncrewed surface vessel, attached to US Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0
on November 5, 2024. (US Army)

President Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe shake hands prior to their meeting on May 27, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. (Eugene Hoshiko via Getty Images)

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

People gather to oppose a TikTok ban in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters on December 19, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)

On June 28, 2019, Xi Jinping shakes hands with Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Osaka. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year message from Beijing to ring in 2025. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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A section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River on May 13, 2023. (Photo by Li Lin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump waves as Foxconn CEO Terry Gou and Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, watch at the groundbreaking for the Foxconn Technology Group computer screen plant on June 28, 2018, in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images)