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China's President Xi Jinping walks after delivering a speech in Beijing on September 29, 2024. (Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mike Gallagher
Distinguished Fellow
Mary Kissel
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H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Walter Russell Mead
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Liselotte Odgaard
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Steven Quay
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Michael Sobolik
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Miles Yu
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