Mingri “Ezra” Jin, head pastor of Zion Church, is seen on September 12, 2018, in Beijing, days after authorities shut down one of China’s largest “underground” Protestant churches. (Getty Images)
Xi Jinping and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud co-sign the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on December 8, 2022. (Xinhua via Getty Images)
China's foreign minister Qin Gang attends a press conference during the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress at Media Center on March 7, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
A man walks past China's and Pakistani national flags installed on the constitution avenue ahead of the visit of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, in Islamabad on July 30, 2023. (Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images)
A Sailor signals to a naval aviator inside an F/A-18E Super Hornet before it launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on April 4, 2023. (Leon Vonguyen via DVIDS)