the us and china have agreed to conduct regular discussions discussing trade matters and intellectual property restrictions. she is the fourth high profile. to address their trade disputes. i m joined now by stephen r nagy. he s a professor at tokyo s international christian university, where he teaches and researches international relations and indo pacific regional matters. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. she is the fourth high profile official to visit. how did she compare to the other us represented us before her? itrailiiiie represented us before her? while she s focused represented us before her? while she s focused on represented us before her? while she s focused on trade, represented us before her? while she s focused on trade, she s - she s focused on trade, she s focused on. bilateral relationships. after you ve mentioned, there seems to be an agreement where government officials
with its words and deeds on this question and refrain from sending wrong signals to taiwan s independence separatist forces, to avoid causing grave damage to bilateral relations. china will take firm action to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests. we will be true to our word. that is china s response. dr stephen r nagy is senior associate professor at the department of politics and international studies at international christian university in tokyo. he says it s no surprise that president biden s comments were followed a short time later by the white house clarifying that there has been no change in us policy on taiwan. the taiwanese protection act clearly stipulates that if an aggressive use of force to reunify taiwan with china is used by china, then the united states would be legally obliged to defend the taiwanese. if the taiwanese do declare independence unilaterally, then the situation would be