Missing names signal leadership change in China’s military. Several of China’s top military leaders will not be delegates to the 19th Party Congress. In an interview with Reuters, Cheng Li says, “This is a very clear message: they’re out.”

U.S. criticism of South Korea confounds analysts. In an interview with CNBC, Jonathan Pollack expresses concern over President Trump’s cavalier treatment of South Korea.

Tariffs on U.S. steel imports would likely harm close partners more than China. Ryan Hass tells CGTN that U.S. tariffs on steel imports would have the unintended consequence of harming U.S. partners like Mexico, Germany, and South Korea more than they would impact China.