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Stewards of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, on June 2, 2022. A landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the railway connects Kunming with Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping during a meeting in Xiamen, China, on September 3, 2017. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Xi Jinping addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee attended by provincial and ministerial-level officials, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Taipei skyline. (Getty Images)

Chinese RMB banknotes are arranged for a photograph (Photo by Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images)