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Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with the crowd on site during a voluntary tree-planting activity at Baishan Town in Beijing, China, March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The A-share Shanghai Composite Index displayed on the electronic screen of a pedestrian overpass in Shanghai, China, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A tanker that transported crude oil without passing through the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026, in Ehime, Japan. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Epic Fury on March 20, 2026. (US Air Force)
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Alexander Aibel
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David Asher
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Alexander Benard
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
