On Defense & Aerospace Report, Patrick Cronin discusses how the People’s Liberation Army Daily blasts Tokyo and its drone capabilities as China and Russia step up military exercises, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meetings with Quad counterparts in Manila at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting. He also explains how the new US tariffs are impacting energy prices.
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A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)