operation with fighters and reconnaissance on board that aircraft carrier. while officials and lawmakers in the unite andd states and chinae weighed in. taiwanese are likely keeping a low profile. now as for the people living in taiwan, a general lack of concern has to do with the fact that beijing hasn t amassed troops or issued any stronger warnings against the island. it s important to remember that taiwan has been living under the constant threat of china for more than seven decades. and some people in taiwan don t think china will do anything. if the visit does take place, beijing has vowed to take action. what that looks like, kim, is anyone s guess. all right, we ll keep following this story. blake essig live in tokyo.
the phone call between out xi jinping and vladimir putin. it is important to reject cold war mentality. take seriously in respect reasonable security concerns of all countries and reach a balanced, sustainable european security mechanism. china has long held the position of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity and going by the principles of the un charter. moving forward will this change president it xi jinping s relationship with him or is it rhetoric? looks like complete rhetoric. this is something we ve seen in recent weeks. beijing hasn t changed its position was what will change xi jinping is as the world reacts to ukraine and russia.
vladimir putin has unlimited time, joe. no, and we do move also, mika, into the muddy season very soon as it does get warmer. admiral james stavridis, thank you very much once again. still ahead on morning joe, while beijing hasn t officially taken sides in the ukraine crisis, china is not exactly a neutral player. we will go live to beijing on the heels of the report that russia asked china for military aid. plus, the latest on the growing wave of ukrainian refugees and the warning from one mayor who says his city can no longer cope with the sheer number of people arriving. also ahead, foreign affairs committee member congressman adam kinzinger will join us to talk about what lawmakers are doing to help ukraine. he also reveals his biggest regret during his time in congress the other day. i will ask him also if he still supports a no-fly zone. i suspect he will.
fighting. but i don t want our country to be fiuuhtin. , fighting. there is something sinister about fighting. there is something sinister about what - fighting. there is something sinister about what is - fighting. there is something - sinister about what is happening here. russia s president is dividing the nation into us and them, into patriots and traitors. vladimir putin is looking for scapegoats, looking for someone to blame for the economic problems ahead, so that russians don t blame him. the kremlin creating an alternative reality, portraying russia as a besieged fortress at attack at home and abroad. president biden has asked beijing not to provide russia with weapons for its war in ukraine, in a phone call with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. beijing hasn t condemned the invasion and says it wants to remain neutral. peace talks between russia and ukraine are continuing, but are they getting anywhere7 in a moment we ll talk to our chief international correspondent, lyse
martha: we reported here that xi jinping reports to go away from hong kong would result in crushed bodies and tonight, jimmy cham left him bloodied, yet conscious as a civil human rights front to suggest that it was politically motivated. the wall street journal noting the hong kong crackdown has begun. only beijing hasn t sent tanks into the streets. it s doing a job with criminal gangs and technology. meanwhile a separate analysis to any journal details china s extensive efforts to launch an online troll campaign against the nba general manager who was behind that beginning tweet that started so much of all of this. chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher in new york.