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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Hunan, China on June 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. (Getty Images)
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Upon his arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on October 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, President Donald Trump is greeted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. (Getty Images)
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Saint Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai is seen on April 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Demonstrators protest near Tower Bridge over plans to build a new Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court on March 15, 2025, in London. (Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific Security Chair
