sending an official instead. sandra: as relations between the u.s. and the communist nation has been rocky despite a series of visits from the biden administration this summer. john: china s spying campaign is reportedly ramping up in the united states. a new wall street journal reveals more than 100 instances of chinese nationals posing as tourists to breach u.s. military sites. the alarming report. sandra: first white house correspondent peter doocy, live in the briefing room. so, xi jinping is opting out. we are about to hear from jake sullivan. set to preview the president s trip, peter? yeah, and sandra, president biden said over the long weekend he s disappointed xi is not going to show up at the g20. the folks you talk to around here say the president means he is disappointed. they had a nice meeting in indonesia on the sidelines of the summit there, and a couple months later there are spy craft over the u.s. and things have not been so good. and the president