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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
China
China
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ARJ21 aircrafts are delivered to Air China, China Eastern and China Southern Airlines on June 28, 2020 in Shanghai, China (Photo by Yin Liqin/China News Service via Getty Images)
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A Chinese policeman walks past a memorial to the late South African leader Nelson Mandela outside the South African embassy in Beijing on December 11, 2013.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) while visiting the Moscow's Zoo in Moscow, Russia,, June,5, 2019. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is having a three-days state visit to Russia
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Electronic surveillance equipment in Shanghai.
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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi wave at the crowd during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A young man holding a smartphone casts a shadow as he walks past an advertisement for social media company TikTok on September 21, 2020
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
