today. they in the taiwan strait have continued today. they say that at least ten chinese today. they say that at least ten chinese ships came up to what is call the chinese ships came up to what is call the median line halfway across the taiwan call the median line halfway across the taiwan strait, and that is usually the taiwan strait, and that is usually the line that defines divides usually the line that defines divides chinese controlled waters from divides chinese controlled waters from normally taiwan controlled waters from normally taiwan controlled waters. the chinese asides says the li-ht waters. the chinese asides says the light doesn t exist, we will ignore it from light doesn t exist, we will ignore it from now on. and as you said in the introduction, we also have had the introduction, we also have had the strong the introduction, we also have had the strong statement from the white house the strong statement from the white house saying, again condemn
support on capitol hill for this effort. john: so far what pelosi has said in a written statement seems to follow along with u.s. policy, said call for number three, visit in no way contradicts long standing united states policy, guided by the taiwan relations act of 1979, assurances, the united states opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo. but that did not stop china from again rattling the saber and saying if you play with fire you ll perish by it. bret: and it comes after this long phone call between president biden and president xi, one would think there was a fiery exchange, or as they put it, you know, a firm conversation. the readout from the white house was not that way, but in the wake of we may shoot down this plane, there wasn t a visceral reaction from the white house, and that seemed interesting to a
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about this, goes on to say biden reiterated the one china policy has not changed and will not change and the u.s. does not support taiwan independence. and note the white house readout of the call does not explicitly state that, it says united states policy has not changed and the united states opposes unilateral efforts to undermine the status quo and peace and stability on the taiwan strait. and it s unclear who might attend. john kirby downplayed any impact that pelosi s plans may have on the discussion saying the talk had been planned for weeks and include other topics, like the war in ukraine and trade practices. on trade, into news on potential tariff reduction as a result of this call. as of this morning, kirby told me the president had not made a decision on whether or not to lift trump-era tariffs on chinese-made goods, despite this
down. and, today, president biden spoke to his chinese counterpart xi jinping for more than two hours. i will say this, they had a very direct conversation and that they have known each other for some time. peter: the pentagon confirms uss croneld reagan and strike group are in the south china sea as tensions grow about u.s. support for self-governing taiwan which the chinese consider part of china and which may soon get a visit by house speaker nancy pelosi. chinese officials say xi told biden those who play with fire will perish by it. the white house version was sanitized to say on taiwan president biden underscored that the united states policy has not changed. and as for the pandemic, which dominated this president s first year in office. on the phone today, did president biden ask president xi anything about getting to the bottom of the origins of covid?