Drew Thompson is a former US Defence Department official responsible for managing bilateral relations with China, Taiwan and Mongolia. He is currently a visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
Members of a special squad of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy 7th Escort Task Force take part in a joint drill with the Tanzanian marine corps at a Navy base in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 29, 2011.
