Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Report to discuss the need to press China to protect grain exports transiting the Black Sea, the crisis concerning Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te's visit to the United States, and China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)