our policy doesn t change. we abide by, we stick to the long-standing one china policy. as i said, our expectation is that any difference will be resolved peacefully. but what beijing needs to understand is this is not just a concern for the united states, it is a concern for virtually the entire world. you have got 50% of the commercial container traffic, we ll trade going to the street every single day. you have 70% of the semiconductors that the world relies on for our smartphones, for automobiles, for dishwashers, made in taiwan. if there were to be a crisis of china s making over taiwan, and you took all that off line, you would have a global economic crisis, that is why country after country is making it clear to china that their expectation is that china will manage this responsibly. certainly, that is what we re working on, it is really important that we have these clear candid, direct, lengthy exchanges on this, they know exactly where we are coming from and they can also shar
their timeline, presidencies timeline regarding invading or trying to take over taiwan, cia director burns said it will be within the next five years. he said that a year ago. now present she has got a third term. is that more imminent? the main concern we have had with beijing s approach to taiwan is that it seems intent on changing the status quo, it is prevailed for more than 50 years. it has been a successful part of the relationship that we have in china. making sure that we can maintain peace and stability across the taiwan straight. making sure that any differences or resolved peacefully on either side, engaged in a unilateral effort to staged we ve had concerns going back to 2016, not just the last months that china was acting more aggressively. so we had a very direct, very lengthy conversation about this. they have concerns about our policy, clarified to the extent,
is evan to me for my conversations in china is that they re concerned with the fact that we have this unity of purpose and you need to be of action with european allies as well as in asia. i don t see that changing. look, all we can do is focus on the moment we are in. and the responsibilities that we have right now. none of us have a crystal ball when it comes to the future, especially when it comes to politics. and at the end of the day, the more successful we are, the more effective we are both in delivering for our own people and demonstrating our policies work, the more likely it is that it will be sustained in the future. mister secretary, there is reporting that a big focus of your conversations in beijing were on taiwan, with china, very concerned about a more aggressive, more nationalistic, more independent minded president being elected in the coming elections. you are stating your own neutrality about the former election. what is your impression about
largest threat to vladimir putin s reign since he came to power more than two decades ago. this as putin s war against ukraine rages on. with reports of at least nine people killed and a missile strike in the eastern part of the country. at home, the white house announced another $500 million in aid for ukraine. china of course is also keeping a close eye on all of this as beijing steps up its own pressure campaign against taiwan. for more on all this, let s bring in the united secretary of state anthony blinken. also with us, nbc news chief course thank you both for joining us. said qatar played, during the war in ukraine, how is the united states and nato allies viewing this rebellion in russia? how does it change the dynamic, the geopolitical dynamic. also, did the u.s. know this
underlying active ingredients in our prescription discussions. one of the mouthpieces for can communist china said, oh, maybe we shouldn t send active ingredients made many china. then the semiconductor issue, 90% of advanced semiconduct orers made in taiwan. when and if the ccp goes into taiwan, that will enable them to turn the world on and off, isn t that right? that s right. and control about 40% of global container shipping and 90% of the largest shipping that flows in and around taiwan will be right under beijing s thumb. you would have thought we would have learned our lesson when they cut i off ppe, personal protective equipment, when they threatened to send us into the sea of despair by cutting off our pharmaceuticals maria: right. they sill have that capability. we want it to get back to the united states, but if we can t, how about allies like india? i give kevin mccarthy a lot of credit, we re going to have a joint address from modi in congress this week. it s a race