Patrick Cronin appears on The Defense and Aerospace Podcast to talk about cross-strait tensions between China and Taiwan, President Xi Jinping’s diplomacy with all four members of the axis of authoritarian powers, and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Fab 20, which specializes in the production of 2-nanometer advanced chips, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 28, 2026. (Getty Images)