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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has a speech during the presentation of the digital state service Diya (The Action) in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 6, 2020. (Getty Images)
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Kaishu Sano of Japan celebrates with Ayase Ueda and Keito Nakamura after scoring the team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 on June 29, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Kilo Pier on December 27, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on July 23, 2020, in Yorba Linda, California. (Getty Images)
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The Chinese flag flies in front of the gate to the Forbidden City on Tiananmen Square on March 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A visitor poses in front of a billboard showing a humanoid robot in the AI section at the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo on June 26, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (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
