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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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)