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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump views an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the Forbidden City on January 29, 2026, in Beijing. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 18 new ambassadors at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Jimmy Lai attends a rally in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. (Getty Images)
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Zhang Youxia, then vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, stands with members of the commission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2023. (Getty Images)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn at the White House on January 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
