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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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A gathering in celebration of the 105th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party is held at the Great Hall of the People on July 1, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A sailor from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based internationally recognised government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks to the crew of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during an all-hands call on the flight deck on August 7, 2026, in San Diego, California. (US Navy)
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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a trilateral agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 7, 2026.(Getty Images)
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Officials close a curtain during a meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on April 26, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific Security Chair
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