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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)

A Taiwan's fighter jet prepares to take off at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A Taiwan's fighter jet prepares to take off at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, as Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected Chinese naval ships and military planes engaged in training. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

FILE - An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)