Axios
Drills, deals and doubts in the Pacific as Trump visits China
Center Left
The first half of May is foreshadowing the future of Indo-Pacific security.Why it matters: Long-term competition between the U.S., China and their friends — on AI, chips, cybersecurity, freedom of navigation, narrative influence, supply chains and more — is reshaping the world.In just two weeks:The U.S. and Japan, participating in Balikatan drills, fired a…