Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
A microchip and Taiwanese flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo on April 10, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan deliver statements to the press following their meetings with Chinese officials, in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 19, 2021. (Photo by Ron Przysucha)
Henry A. Wallace speaking at a meeting of the Political Action Committee at Madison Square Garden on September 11, 1947. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, the current defence minister, addresses supporters at an event on February 14, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian via Getty Images)
President-elect Lai Ching-te and Vice President–elect Bi-khim Hsiao shake hands during a rally for the presidential and legislative elections in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 13, 2024. (Walid Berrazeg via Getty Images)
Members of the US Marine Corps Drill Team perform during a Joint Service Drill Exhibition on April 14, 2023, at the National Mall in Washington DC. (DVIDS)
An artillery detachment conducts live fire at night in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)