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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to China David Perdue on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Twenty-second IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on May 31, 2025, in Singapore. (Yong Teck Lim via Getty Images
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A Chinese warship is seen sailing in the West Philippine Sea, on April 27, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on January 7, 2025. (David Marueil/ via Getty Images)
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Taiwanese flags are seen on a street in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on October 14, 2024. (I-Hwa Cheng via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Sergei Karpukhin via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
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David Asher
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Alexander Benard
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
