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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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A large screen in the street shows Chinese president Xi Jinping wearing a protective mask during his visit to Wuhan earlier in the day, the epicentre of the coronavirus, on CCTV's evening newscast on March 10, 2020 in Beijing, China.
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CCTV security camera against Shanghai bund historic building.
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Commuters wear protective masks as they exit a train at a subway station during Monday rush hour on April 13, 2020 in Beijing, China
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America flags are presented for the send of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort at Naval Air Station Norfolk Pier 8, Saturday, March 28, 2020, as she gets underway for New York City where she will support the city鈥檚 response to COVID-19.
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President Tsai Ing-wen inspects the Central Epidemic Command Center on April 2, 2020
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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, on January 18, 2017. (DENIS BALIBOUSE/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
