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A man and child look over maps of Kinmen and China at the Guningtou Battle Museum. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)
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Qinglong humanoid robots sort goods at a logistics sorting line during the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on July 26, 2025. (Tian Yuhao via Getty Images)
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Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is escorted by the police to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Shelter Cove Clubhouse for evidence collection as part of the ongoing investigations on August 11, 2020, in Hong Kong, China. (Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
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Alexander Benard
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Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
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