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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony prior to the dinner on September 4, 2017 in Xiamen, China. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony prior to the dinner on September 4, 2017 in Xiamen, China. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
U.S.Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore on November 14, 2018. (ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA/AFP)
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U.S.Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore on November 14, 2018. (ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA/AFP)
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john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
4 Min Read
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive at a business leaders event inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.  (NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive at a business leaders event inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. (NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)
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john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
5 Min Read
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of their historic U.S.-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of their historic U.S.-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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patrick-cronin
patrick-cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Research Associate, Center for a New American Security
9 Min Read