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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during talks with President Donald Trump at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on May 19, 2025. (US Air Force)
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A wall of screens displaying surveillance camera footage at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in London on February 27, 2023. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping looks on outside the Great Hall of the People on May 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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