incredible power of democracy to deliver concrete benefits and make life better for everyone. everyone. bret: that is the question, the incredible power of democracies but it s china that s having incredible power now in latin america. joining us tonight to talk about that and more, texas republican congressman august pfluger and north carolina democratic congressman wiley nickel. thank you, gentlemen for being here. you just finished a codel a congressional delegation trip meeting with the leaders in brazil and colombia and panama. and, boy, you talk about china having influence in a region, it s significant. well, it absolutely is. thank you for having us. a bipartisan trip objectives were to see the ccp influence in south america, to understand what s going on in the drug trade, human trafficking, the things that are affecting us right here at our border and we went and saw places like the darian region to really fully understand what we re facing here, the challenges, the threa
for us tonight. reporter: tonight, secretary of state antony blinken stepping off this plane and into a series of high stakes meetings in beijing. he s the first biden cabinet member to visit here, but with recent tensions between the u.s. and china over taiwan and the war in ukraine, both sides had already tempered the prospect of any diplomatic breakthroughs. we re trying to make sure, through better communications, that the competition doesn t veer into conflict. reporter: the top u.s. diplomat, kicking off his whirlwind trip meeting foreign minister qin gang, who called u.s. china relations at their lowest point. the pair meeting for nearly eight hours. the u.s. state department calling their talks, quote, candid, substantive, and constructive. blinken extending an invitation to washington to continue discussions after a number of close calls between the nations. earlier this month, a chinese warship coming within 150 yards
tomorrow. he made a surprise appearance on the mall near buckingham palace greeting the crowds of well-wishers and shaking hands. britain is preparine iing to we it s first new monarch following the passing of queen elizabeth. and representing the president who will not be attending, mrs. biden. she began her trip meeting with wife of the british prime minister. later she met with veterans and their families and the coronation fair hosted by a local primary school. remember, cnn carries tomorrow s coronation. live coverage begins at 5:00 a.m. eastern. also, it is case closed for former north carolina congressman madison cawthorn. he pleaded guilty to bringing a loaded handgun through a tsa checkpoint. a third-degree misdemeanor charge and it happened last year at charlotte-douglas international airport. the trial was supposeds to begin today. his attorney says he was fined
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