let s cross live to our asia business hub and our correspondent there suranjana tewari. what s the backdrop to this announcement? tell us about this relationship thatis tell us about this relationship that is getting stronger and stronger. figs that is getting stronger and stronuer. , ., stronger. as you mentioned, sall , stronger. as you mentioned, sally. the stronger. as you mentioned, sally. the us stronger. as you mentioned, sally, the us is stronger. as you mentioned, sally, the us is very - stronger. as you mentioned, sally, the us is very reliant l sally, the us is very reliant on asia for the manufacture of semiconductors, especially taiwan, and that is a problem because it is a huge growth market and it keeps jobs away from the us, but there are also geopolitical risks, much of the production of advanced semiconductors especially are in taiwan, those chips we use in taiwan, those chips we use in our phones, computers, our cars, and the problem is china claim
again, that s 1807123800 manu raju on capitol hill. and this is cnn president biden telling israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the deaths of seven aid workers is unacceptable. biden warning israel needs to announce an women specific concrete, measurable steps to protect civilians and aid workers. and that an immediate ceasefire in gaza is essential we re at the white can house and in jerusalem live with the latest plus cancer cases expected to skyrocket a concerning new report says illnesses worldwide could jump 77 percent in the next 25 years, we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in, right here to cnn news central the news this afternoon coming after a page or call at the white house between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president biden prisoner biden apparently telling netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire in gaza is essential. now, what appears to be an ultimatum is coming into view. the white house say