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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
Taiwan
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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to US President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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A semiconductor wafer with patterned circuits is shown inside equipment at SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past Kyrgyz honour guards during a welcoming ceremony prior to talks with his Kyrgyzstan's counterpart in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a trilateral agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 7, 2026.(Getty Images)
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Taiwan Coast Guard vessels are moored at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan, on July 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A US Marine conducts flight operations aboard a UH-1Y Venom in the US Central Command area of responsibility on June 15, 2026. (US Marine)
Experts
Jason Hsu
Senior Fellow
