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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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)