notjust to deal with military tensions but also on counter drug efforts and use of ai. president biden said it didn t mean the two countries would stop competing. united states will continue to compete vigorously with prc but will manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict or accidental conflict. and where it s possible, where our interests coincide, we are going to work together, like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. notjust people in china and the us, but the rest of the world expects that of us. has there been any reaction to the announcements from the us? so far we ve seen the official read out the chinese side, which emphasised a bit of what you just heard in the biden clip, that this is a moment of both sides assuming their responsibilities as great superpowers. the chinese noted this was an opportunity to focus on unity and co operation where possible, and to avoid a zero sum mentality that would lead the world further
at some point and is not backing it now. i mean, that s the folly. that s what s absurd about the process is at various other points, they were willing to do more. you played that vice president biden clip. i think the president s in a position where he s saying i have not only won re-election, i have won this argument over fiscal policy and over the economy, and republicans, if you want to hurt the economy, the blame is going to go on you. when he was with the reverend al yesterday, that s all he was doing, making the political argument about how to blame the republicans for this. i don t see where the break comes from right now, honestly, except get right up to it and find some way to do it, maybe more flexibility to make the cuts but do it in a more flexible way. that s the only break i see. so you agree, i think, with me, if you don t, tell me. and david brooks this morning is talking about this president is not acting the way presidents