Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
A microchip and Taiwanese flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo on April 10, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)
China’s President Xi Jinping and Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni greet people at Phnom Penh International Airport as Beijing seeks to strengthen regional trade ties and offset the impact US tariffs. (Getty Images)
Employees work on the production line of medicine, at a factory, on January 12, 2023, in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
A photograph of President Donald Trump sits on a desk as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on April 8, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a "Make America Wealthy Again" trade announcement event in the Rose Garden, at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walk away after a photoshoot at the US Department of State, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images via AFP)
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian speaks at the 2024 Australia-China Economic Cooperation Forum Tasmania, Australia, October 30, 2024. (Zhang Na/Xinhua via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a Make America Wealthy Again trade announcement event in the Rose Garden, at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)