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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Busan Newport in Busan, South Korea, on July 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands after their talks at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Indonesian defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Chinese defense minister look on after a press briefing on April 21, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Taiwanese soldiers walk past a Sky Sword II Land-based Air Defence Missile in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A humanoid robot crosses the finish line during the Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon, on April 19, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)
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Watchtowers are seen from a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp in northwest Xinjiang, China, on May 31, 2019. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
