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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
China
China
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Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
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Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan addresses the opening ceremony of the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2019
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Chinese president Xi Jinping arranges his papers at the closing session of the National People's Congress, which included a vote on a new draft security bill for Hong Kong, at the Great Hall of the People on May 28, 2020 in Beijing, China.
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Vice President of Lombardy Region Fabrizio Sala speaks during a press conference with members of a Chinese medical team at Milan Malpensa Airport on March 18, 2020 in Ferno, Italy.
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A security van is crushed by an uprooted tree in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan at Beliaghata on May 21, 2020 in Kolkata, India.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang walk into the Great Hall of the People at the beginning of the Second Plenary Session of the National People's Congress on May 25, 2020 in Beijing, China
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
