president biden will host what he s calling a summit for democracy on friday as part of an effort to confront what he sees as authoritarian forces led by china and russia. those countries, of course, are not on the guest list. but taiwan, which beijing considers its own territory, will be taking part. i spoke to shelley rigger, professor of political science at davidson college, north carolina to ask whether the us is positioning this summit as a way to put pressure on china. i don t think it s just the prc, the people s republic of china, that may be a little bit targeted or very explicitly left off the guest list for this event. russia and a number of other countries are also not included. but i can understand by the prc would see this as the us kind of convening its own friends and allies for a confab that pointedly excludes china.
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supposed to sit duncan: christina ruffini thank you. the u.s. and china appear to be entering dangerous territory in taiwan, today china a us cooed the self-ruled island of inciting confrontation. here cbs ramy inocencio. reporter: planes streaked over the presidential office building on the 110th anniversary of taiwan s founding. officially known as the republic of china. president tsai ing-wen he declared the island will defend its democracy and sovereignty. the path that china has laid out offers neither a free nor democratic way of life for taiwan, she said, and no sovereign tee for our people. in beijing saturday the people s republic of china commemorated the revolution that overthrew some 4,000 years of imperial dynasties. president xi jinping said complete reunification with taiwan now must be fulfilled.
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