The Nuclear Backdrop to the Blinken-Xi Meeting

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Secretary Antony J. Blinken arrives in Beijing, People's Republic of China, April 25, 2024. (Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Beijing, China, on April 25, 2024. (Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss political will, risk, and modern war (26:30), campus protests (47:00), United States–China relations after Secretary Antony Blinken’s talk with Xi Jinping, and the nuclear backdrop to current global tensions (53:00).

Defense & Aerospace Report · Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Apr 26, ’24]

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