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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Trade
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hold a meeting in Turkmenbashi on October 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President of China Xi Jinping listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during an arrival ceremony at the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Gasoline prices are seen at a Shell gas station in Houston, Texas, on October 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Kazakh oil workers lay an oil pipeline by the Canadian oil company Hurricane Kumkol Munai on December 19, 2002, north of Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)
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Diplomatic envoys of ASEAN countries to China watch an intelligent robot during a visit to the China-ASEAN AI Application Center on July 22, 2026, in Nanning, China. (Getty Images)
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Iranian cargo trucks cross into the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan, on June 18, 2025. (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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Crude oil tankers, bulk carriers, and vessels sit anchored around Qaboos Port on June 22, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders participate in a joint tree-planting ceremony on the lawns on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
David Feith
Senior Fellow
