had done so since the people s republic of the was established. sandra: after decades of hostility and next to zero contact between our two carnations. diplomatic relations that would shape the planet until this very day. john: china has gone from a poor nation to a global power broker. our relationship is fraught as ever appeared beijing revving up it s like an olympics in less than two decades. the pinnacle of sports and to a country accused of committing while escaping it unscathed. sandra: speaking volumes, china won the olympic speed another victory in the making for beijing and concerned that the justice department is about to go soft. david has not for us. hello, sandra, good afternoon. intelligence experts say do you not take your eyes off of china.
principles involve all of us. they are principles worth fighting for and a dynamic process and things one wakes up for every single day thinking about, just hearing the president say that, those words, reassuring people, was absolutely crucial. president biden s emphasis on principles and his presence speaking volumes. we have to talk about the unscripted remark he made about vladimir putin saying that he cannot remain in power. it is a focus of a lot of attention today. if we assume that was a slip, an unforced error if you will, what will the cost be? reporter: the cost is enormous. the first of it is that it is a huge distraction because obviously this is what everybody is talking about right now rather than, unfortunately, talking about the sort of the substance of the speech. the problem is the way in which the russian president can recuperate, instrumentalize, and