In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: 

• First—China lashes out at the U.S. over the Trump administration’s trade deal with Vietnam, and warns other nations against striking agreements that undermine Beijing’s economic interests. We’ll have the details.

• Later in the show—we’ll look at the surprising technological leaps being made by South America’s drug cartels, after Colombia’s navy seized its first drone-operated narco sub, which was outfitted with a Starlink antenna enabling real-time satellite navigation.

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