do you think it s going to further escalate tensions, which were at a fever pitch between the u.s. and china well, the hope is that china doesn t overreact. i realize what they did after speaker pelosi s visit and the fact that it added to the tensions between the united states and china right now, president xi is supposed to meet with president macron of france, meet with the european union leaders trying to advance their economic interests. i don t think this is a good time to overreact. will they? i don t think so i think they know that at this point in time, the more important issue is whether or not they re going to be able to maintain any kind of economic strength in europe this week, nbc news reported
form of weapons sales. but also diplomatically. tsai ing-wen was on a tour of guatemala and other countries that have still maintained diplomatic relations with taiwan just two weeks ago, honduras decided to cut ties with taiwan and establish relations with beijing. so, this was important timing for president tsai, but also very coincidental timing with the diplomatic frenzy that has been under way in beijing today. not only was there the foreign ministers of saudi arabia and iran shaking hands over this landmark deal that was struck a few weeks ago to re-establish diplomatic ties, but, of course, the state visit of french president emmanuel macron. sitting down the street tonight with xi jinping, macron saying he was going to use his private time with xi jinping to impress
watched the action of the house. every single member of the house, be it republican or democrat, voted together on a resolution denouncing the ccp for that action itself what they were sending that knowledge back to china. i think you will see the gang of eight take action and maybe the house take action based upon further information we gather. the gang of eight, the top leaders who get the intelligence do you worry that meeting with president tsai in the united states is going to further escalate the tensions? no. it shouldn t by any means. i would sit down with president xi macron is sitting down with president xi what i think would foster a worse situation is a lack of communication. what china should look at today is that republicans and democrats are united what we are looking at today is making sure the rhetoric doesn t get higher looking at, how can we deter that war does not happen peace through strength there s actions we can take looking back what happened in
what he says about china as china reacts today his decision to forge a bipartisan approach to the relationship between china and taiwan his meeting here in california with taiwan s president tsai ing-wen. do you worry that meeting with president tsai in the united states is going to further escalate the tensions? no. it shouldn t be any means. i would sit down with president xi macron is sitting down with president xi what would foster a worse situation is a lack of communication. what china should look at today is that republicans and democrats are united good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in los angeles today. special counsel jack smith is clearing a major hurdle in his investigation into former president trump s role in the january 6 insurrection with mike pence a central figure in the