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Since taking office in June 2016, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to mend relations with China. He’s shown here, at left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: King Rodriguez of Philippine Presidential Department)
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This South Korean vessel patrols the water outside the country. Threats against South Korea, as well as other countries from North Korea, will remain a dominant story in 2018. (Photo: republic of Korea armed forces)
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In January 2017, when China dispatched a training flight of 10 strategic bombers that flew through South Korea’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), the hotline wasn’t initially functioning. (Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker)
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Cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan have been chillier since the election of Tsai Ing-wen, pictured above. She refuses to acknowledge the “1992 consensus,” which states that there is only one China and both sides are free to interpret what that means. (Photo: Center for Strategic & International Studies)
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Since taking office in June 2016, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to mend relations with China. He’s shown here, at left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: King Rodriguez of Philippine Presidential Department)
