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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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A robot from AgiBot is seen during the Global Developer Conference, organized by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai on February 21, 2025. (Hector Retamal via Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China–Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 17, 2025. (Huang Jingwen via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump At the 76th NATO Summit In The Hague (Beata Zawrzel via Getty Images)
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Crystals of gallium are seen in a laboratory at the TU Bergakademie in Freiberg, Germany, on September 13, 2023. (Hendrik Schmidt via Getty Images)
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Indian army soldiers are seen atop a tank near the Line of Control near Akhnoor, India, on May 19, 2025. (Mukesh Gupta via Getty Images)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on May 13, 2025, in Beijing. (Tingshu Wang via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
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Alexander Benard
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Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
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