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A large drone flies over the city of Yantai, China, on July 28, 2023. (Costfoto via Getty Images)
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A man walks past China's and Pakistani national flags installed on the constitution avenue ahead of the visit of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, in Islamabad on July 30, 2023. (Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Sailor signals to a naval aviator inside an F/A-18E Super Hornet before it launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on April 4, 2023. (Leon Vonguyen via DVIDS)
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Antony Blinken and Qin Gang ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. (Leah Millis via Getty Images)
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Taiwanese honor guards attend a military welcome ceremony in Taipei on April 25, 2023. (Sam Yeh via Getty Images)
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North Korean village under attack in 1951. (Wikimedia Commons)
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A Blue Water Logistic Unmanned Areal System on the flight deck of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent while the ship was underway in the Atlantic Ocean on June 10, 2023. (John Bruening via DVIDS)
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A worker produces auto parts at a new materials workshop in Meishan, China, on July 19, 2023. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Qin Gang gives a speech as he attends a news conference on May 23, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter 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
