U.S. President Donald Trump, center, is likely to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, left, in South Korea later this month. Their summit could have major implications for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. (Source photos by Sae Kamae and Reuters)
Derek Grossman is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as a senior defense analyst at RAND and as the daily intelligence briefer to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense.
