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China Sends Two Aircraft Carriers Into the Pacific for the First Time

By sending warships beyond Japan, the Chinese Navy is demonstrating its ability to project sea and air power far past its home waters.

© Taiwan Defense Ministry, via Agence France Press.

In a photo released by the Taiwan Defense Ministry in April, the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed in waters off Taiwan.

Russian Spies Are Suspicious of China, Even as Putin and Xi Grow Close

Russia’s spy hunters are increasingly worried about China’s espionage, even as the two countries grow closer.

© Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations.
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