Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus on November 19, 2015 in Newton, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on November 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. (How Hwee Young - Pool/Getty Images)
Students led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Kabataan Partylist outside the Chinese Consulate to the Philippines in Makati City, February 19, 2016. (Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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DigitalGlobe overview imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island, also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island, the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. (DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)