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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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Xi Jinping after speaking at a press event at the Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)
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A Taiwanese honour guard takes part in a changing of the guard ceremony at the Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei on April 10, 2023. (Jameson Wu/AFP via Getty Images)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greet prior to the Quad meeting at the prime minister's office on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Qin Gang meets with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 6, 2023. (Jiang Chao/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell attends a press conference following a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on May 12, 2023. (Florence Lo/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
