similar to the one that the u.s. has been predicting in a full fledged support of ukraine in its war against russia. that is, the u.s. remains a force that can unify nations to stand up against the worlds of socrates, whether in the west are in the east. one of the aggressors in america wants to contain is north korea, which has been flaunting its nuclear arsenal recently. the country has performed 16 missile tests so far this year, including a test of long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, that would be capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. senior u.s. officials are warning that north korea could perform another weapons test, while biden is in the region. so, far that has not happen. as serious as the north korean threat, is its potential trouble comes from china, from north korea s strongest closest allies. the other goal of president biden s visit to asia this week, including his physical presence there, is to counter china s growing economic and military and dip
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swiftly responded alongside the united states and that is a sign of where things may stand if new conflicts arise in the region. to go deep into the conversation i m john but my old friend and colleague, nbc news foreign correspondent janet mackie for air, who was in beijing and knows everything i just said very well. put something on those bones for us, janice. well, president biden certainly has his work cut out for him on this trip to asia. but to the analysis so far is that really, he has nowhere to go back up, considering the lack of progress has been made by his predecessors. certainly the objective of the trip is to try to shore up alliances with u.s. allies. but there is going to be some convincing that will need to happen, ali, in order for these allies to believe that america is going to be there for them. china looms large here, not
ukraine is testing the bond between china and russia. china has not joined the coalition between nations of sanctioning moscow, but china has not endorsed the ukrainian invasion either. she jinping and vladimir putin spoke on the phone on friday. she jinping called on all countries to quote, abandon a cold war mentality. and he expressed support when vladimir putin told him he would seek a negotiated resolution to the war. joining me now, nbc news correspondent janet mackie. it s good to see you on this. listen, there was an expectation that first and foremost, china would help moscow evade these sanctions. and secondly, they would in no way endorse the invasion of ukraine. for china s interest in taiwan. as they were watching this thing play out. and that has not happened as
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