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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
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A US Navy Douglas F4D-1 Skyray assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in flight off Taiwan, circa 1958. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends the Quad Leaders’ summit on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
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US Indo-Pacific Commander John C. Aquilino and Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto participate in a welcome ceremony prior to a meeting with other regional leaders. (US Navy Photo by Joshua Bryce Bruns)
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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on August 18, 2011. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
