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A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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The U.S. Army and South Korean military responded to North Korea's missile launch with a combined ballistic missile exercise on July 5, 2017, into South Korean waters. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images)
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump speak together on the first day of the G7 Summit, on June 8, 2018 in La Malbaie, Canada. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping speak during a joint statement in Beijing on November 9, 2017. (Photo credit: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)