sullivan: mr. sullivan: we do not feel a link between the hostage negotiations, the detained-person rule negotiations and any projected diplomacy over the world in ukraine. those are separate tracks. one is about the practical issue of producing this exchange. the other is a much more complex question, where the ukrainians will be in the lead and the united states will consult closely with our allies to support them when they are prepared to step forward and engage in that kind of diplomacy. reporter: of follow up. we can't not ask you about what is unfolding in the middle east with iran and the killing of haniyeh. can you give us your assessment of how high the temperature really is and how great the risks are now of an all-out war? mr. sullivan: just taking a step back, we have been laser focused on trying to prevent an all-out war since october 7. there have been moments that have required intensive effort to keep a lid on things. the risk has only been there and -- always been there and the ris

sullivan: yeah.he leader of slovenia right around the time he was making his decision on his political future. how much was the thinking that he had to go through on his -- on his future part of this process leading up to these negotiations? was it something that weighed on for days ahead of these calls? mr. sullivan: look, to be honest with you, the way in which this unfolded played out over the course of weeks, even months, to put all of the pieces in place. so, the timing and the cadence of the different elements coming together was a feature of the diplomacy and the decision-making of each of the countries involved. it wasn't about american politics, the american political calendar, the president's thinking on other issues. and it did happen to line up on that sunday in that way, but not through a conscious decision to make it so, but rather because that's when the pieces were falling into place. and that's the moment when the president had to drop that final piece in. and it just so happened to

sullivan: look, it's a fair question.s a question that we grapple with every time that we look at the hard decisions involved in one of these exchanges. it is difficult to send back a convicted criminal to secure the release of an innocent american. and yet, sometimes the choice is between doing that and consigning that person, basically, to live out their days in prison in a hostile foreign country or in the hands of a hostile power. so, from our perspective, we have assessed and analyzed that risk. and we have judged that the benefit of reuniting americans, of bringing people home, and also of vindicating the idea that the american president and the american government are going to do what it takes to protect and secure the release of innocent americans -- that that benefit outweighs the risk. and that's how we have proceeded. i would point out in addition to that that in periods of time when the u.s. government didn't tend to do prisoner exchanges, americans were unjustly detained and held hostage overseas. in periods

the second moment of this trip, jake sullivan was the first assistant. biden, who met with a high-ranking general here in china. general zhang is a close aide to president xi. they met to talk about communication between the military. that's what's important, because in hot spots around the world, from the taiwan strait to the south china sea, the two armies are coming closer to each other, and what they're trying to do here is reduce the risk, find a way that they will be able to negotiate and avoid miscalculations and misunderstandings. so, i would say that there are two key ones. moments from these three days of negotiations, and finally, i would note that the tone of these meetings has changed. 16 months ago , there was almost no communication between the united states and china after a chinese spy balloon flew over north america and was shot down there. we spoke about this incident with the us ambassador here in poquina and he said that after those events it was very difficult to arrange a meeting with any a chinese official. and so we see three day

jake sullivan _ rest of the world. jake sullivan is _ rest of the world.n is in china - rest of the world. jake | sullivan is in china and outlines this is an important issue for president biden. what issue for president biden. what is the best he can hope for out of these talks?— of these talks? the fact he is here in beijing _ of these talks? the fact he is here in beijing meeting - of these talks? the fact he is here in beijing meeting with | here in beijing meeting with the vice—chair of the central military commission and so forth, but itself to be considered a success because what you want to do is keep that ongoing communication to reduce the risk any miscommunication or misunderstanding creates or facilitates a conflict. us and china relations are complex issues. it is not going to fall it's off into a very quick resolution by the neser be ongoing engagement and search for ways of collaboration such as areas that are less controversial, such as climate change or law enforcement cooperation.— change or law enforcement coo eration. ., ., , cooperatio

but the mere fact that jake sullivan was in china is newsworthy.ng with xi jinping elevates the importance of his visit. i think it augers very well for a continued building of a strong floor under u.s./china relations. >> having said that, though, i was surprised by the readout of the initial end of this meeting in beijing. it seems as if jake sullivan has gone in and after 18 months of backchannel diplomacy and conversation with wang yi, he's walked away with an agreement on a higher level phone call. i thought, is that all there is? >> well, i read the readout as well. i think the meetings were more substantive than the meeting may suggest or your comments may suggest. they touched on bilateral issues, they touched on regional issues and they touched on international issues. i think that the wang yi/jake sullivan meeting was sort of the agenda-setting meeting for the summit that is likely to come. remember, it was only in november of 2023, not that long ago, that president xi was in the united states in san francisco, and there were three, i thi

sullivan: thanks, nick.m: let's return now to chicago where amna and geoff will be hosting special coverage all night at the democratic national convention. amna: that's right. we'll be here bringing you live speeches from the convention stage, interviews with key democratic lawmakers, and in-depth analysis of it all. geoff: that starts tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we hope you'll join us. and that is the "news hour" for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire "news hour" team, thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here soon. >> major funding for the "pbs news hour" has been provided by. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning performe

the to beijing where jake sullivan is s-ueakin. ~ , , to beijing where jake sullivan is s-ueakin. ~'. the key is responsible management — speaking. the key is responsible management through _ speaking. the key is responsible | management through diplomacy. beginning in may of last year that diplomacy has been an all hands on deck effort across the us government and cabinet, which has included four meetings between my self and china as well as engagements between secretary blinken and his counterparts and other cabinet secretaries and their counterparts. those discussions helped lay the foundation for a productive summit between resident biden and the chinese president in san francisco last year. our leaders agreed on concrete steps on issues that matter to the american people and that matter to the world. this week i travelled to china for the first time as national security adviser to take stock of where we have made progress and what work there still remains to be done and how we can responsibly manage the differences and difficulties we have. that has been the focus of my meetings

sullivan and mr.sed media, each acknowledging past disagreements and the need to find common ground. >> china-u.s. relations bear on the future of the two countries and influence the world. over the past few years, the bilateral relations have gone through twists and turns. under the strategic guidance of president xi jinping and president joe biden, we have managed to return and move toward san francisco. the experiences from this journey are worth summarizing and the lessons should be learned. >> we are working to ensure the competition is not conflict and finding ways to work together. all of that requires the kind of strategic and substantive and constructive dialogue that director wong was referring to and which we remain committed. sumi: the visit by president biden's national security advisor comes not only at a critical time for u.s.-china relations, but also the u.s. election. president biden, jake sullivan and democrats are looking to firm up the country's most contentious foreign-policy rel

big tim sullivan by. the way, ironically, is the father of the first gun control law, the united states the sullivan act. okay and involved in the of bnc rosenthal which is the first drive by shooting in united states history. they just sort of go by him after higher some killers through gambler name bridges webber who had a. house at 102 west 42nd street, which is now whole foods. okay the one by bryant park. so rosenthal is more becker goes to the chair he's the first so many firsts this case the first and i think only cop to go to the chair in the united states america so we have and sir but surviving this mess is arnold ross rothstein and rothstein there many many sites that one can visit which were associated with him in new york, most notably park central hotel, very near to carnegie hall, big hotel still in business now, 200 west, 56 street and. he his is killed in the upper upper room there there by another gambler named george mcmanus. well that's my theory anyway. and it was the it was the days

sullivan. sullivan, again, intersectionality, overlap. sullivan aside from running the lower east side and being a state senator and a congressman was also a partner in a west coast vaudeville chain, of all things. so he had an office for his chain at 1440 broadway. and so sullivan also protects the up and coming young gamblers, one of whom is arnold rothstein. and another is a guy named beans. rosenthal. rosenthal has a gambling house at 104 west 45th street, and he gets tired of being shaken down by a police lieutenant. also protected by sullivan called lieutenant charles becker. becker is one mean and crooked cop. and rosenthal says, do you know who i am? i'm a friend. i'm a protege of big tim. and you're picking on me and i'm not going to take it. whereupon his. his gambling house is wrecked by the police. this happens one more time, and rosenthal, this is a bad timing for tammany. because to him, because manhattan at that point is one of those rare intervals. when manhattan has a republican d.a. so he's going to go to the d.a. and he

mr sullivan, is on the third and final day of talks with top chinese officials.ate more dialogue and reduce tensions between the two countries with the white house wanting to avoid any miscommunication that could lead to conflict in the region. on wednesday mr sullivan met with chinese foreign minister waang yi to set up a call between presidentsjoe biden and xijinping. the white house said both sides "welcomed ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication, including planning for a leader—level call in the coming weeks." 0n china's influence in the indo—pacific region, the white house said "mr. sullivan underscored the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the taiwan strait." working towards the fact that they are working on a phone call, which may not seem like much but can you explain the significance?— explain the significance? there is big significance _ explain the significance? there is big significance this _ explain the significance? there is big significance this time - explain the significance? there is big significance this tim

becker and big tim sullivan, big tim sullivan by the way of article is a father of first gun controlaw in the united states, sullivan act. okay? and also involved in the murder of rosenthal which is the first drive-by shooting in the united states history. they just sort of go by him after, after hiring some killers to another gambler named weber who had a feral house at 10202 west 42nd street which is now a whole foods. [laughing] okay? the one by brian park. so rosenthal is no more. becker goes to the chair picky is the first come so many firsts in this case, the first and he thinks only cop to go to the church and the united states of america. so we have that, but surviving this mess is arnold rothstein. and rothstein, there are many, many sites that one can visit which were associated with him in new york city, most notably the park central hotel very near to carnegie hall. big hotel still in business telecom 200 west 56th street. and he is killed and upper room there. by another gambler named george mcmanus. well, that's my theory anyway. and it was dea's theory as well but not

how does jake sullivan count of the narrative in these meetings?ese competitors, and a very unfair way. that issue has been systematically analysed and dealt with, i think joe biden�*s team continued the trend from the trump administration. china tried to use this kind ofjob narrative but everyone in washington, dc tends to agree right now that the issue is not one particular policy, its systemic and the fundamental problem is we embrace china which is a nonmarket economy into a market—driven system. that's an issue that the industry will not be able to solve. europeans yourself have said that the relationship you have with china is one of systemic. that is basically more institution than ideological. from what you're saying, do you think regardless china tried to use this kind ofjob narrative but everyone in washington, dc tends to agree right now that the issue is not one particular policy, its systemic and the fundamental problem is we embrace china which is a nonmarket economy into a market—driven system. that's an issue that the industry will

but jake sullivan did notably in this briefing labeled him as wrongfully detained. that is a formal label that typically comes from the state department and he did also tell our colleague, kayla tausche in this briefing that in getting this deal done, there was no direct contact with vladimir putin, but of course, the number of russian officials were involved in negotiating this. and us officials are very much stressing that none of this means that there is going to be a change in the u.s. russian relations, which of course remains credibly tense mj lee live from the white house. >> thank you so much. and we want to share with you a photo just in a new photo showing whalen gershkovich and kurmasheva on the plane bringing them back to the united states. all smiles on what is a historic and emotional day for these folks and their families? actually want. to discuss with someone who's had a personal stake in evan gershkovich being held in russia, and that is almar latour, the ceo of dow jones, and the publisher of the wall street journal. thank you so much for being wi

it is not the policy of the united states, sullivan said, the policy hasn't changed at all. but the national security adviser and what we have been hearing from administration officials throughout the day is that this is an example of the importance of preserving global alliances, which has really become a pillar of the biden administration, and jake sullivan, in addition to choking up a bit when talking about this prisoner swap, which again, had been in the works for nearly two years, but only finalized in the last two weeks ago, jake sullivan called this vintage joe biden. chris. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you very much for that. a lot to talk about. i want to bring in our panel, marc polymeropoulos, former cia chief of operations in europe and eurasia, and msnbc national security and intelligence analyst. clint watts, former fbi special agent and msnbc national security analyst. david rhodes, senior executive editor. and msnbc political analyst, jonathan franks, crisis management consultant and spokesperson and strategist for bring our families home campaign. david, i want

the sullivan act.lso involved in the murder which is the first drive-by shooting in united states history. they sort of go by him after hiring some killers through another gambler named brigitta weber who had a pharaoh house 102 west 42nd street. which is nowow whole foods. the one by a brand to park. so rosenthal is no more. becker goes to the chair so many first in this case. the first and i think only cop the only united's of america. we have that but surviving this ms is arnold rothstein. and rothstein there many, many sites one can visit which are associated with him in new york city. most notably is the park central hotel very near to carnegie hall big hotel still in business now 250 west 56th street. he is killed in an upper room there. by another gambler main georgia make manners. that is my theory anyway. it was the das theory as well. but not the jury. but pretty much the fix was in there. to let him go. i was involved in rum running, loan sharking, i'm bootlegging speakeasies. fixing things

sullivan hemmed held extensive with the foreign minister. described as a rare event he met with the vice chair of the central military commission today. this is also a person since 2018, sullivan had pushed for greater working level, military-to-military communications and for theater-level commanders to speak by phone. and president biden has been maintaining dialogue on this level to avoid crisis of key points of china policy. contessa. >> eunice yoon, i know that you're following this. how much does the november election influence the tenor of these talks and what happens and who wins? >> well, very difficult to say. neither side has actually communicated what they did discuss what might happen in november. but there was a u.s. official who did say that there was an expectation that the chinese would be asking sullivan on this trip. so far, china does seem receptive to the idea, the possible meeting between president xi and biden in the coming weeks. but i think whether or not the discussions remain on biden, or if they had progressed to

sullivan underscored the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the taiwan strait."ve me the latest from beijing. well when it comes to the national security adviser, jake sullivan, and china's foreign minister wang yi, the two have met on four other occasions. this is the fifth time, and they do seem able to talk for a very long time. we're into our third day, so we're expecting an update within the next couple of hours. but the last update we did get did mention some progress. first of all, you've just mentioned that there will be a call between president biden and president xi in the coming weeks. now, what we are wondering is whether or not that will lead the groundwork for a final meeting between the two presidents before president biden leaves office. is this unfinished business for the white house? and second, the other kind of progress that seems to have been made is that jake sullivan has met for the first time since 2016 for any us national security adviser. he's met a top chinese general, and they've had discussions about military to military communication

joumanna: breaking barriers, jake sullivan since down with the top tiny -- chinese general is both nations aim to improve military dialogue. spain and germany cpi data out later this morning. will let you know what to expect. the big focus for the investing community are around nvidia earnings that came through late last night, and let us get you an evaluation of how markets reacted to, because even though nvidia's top line revenue doubled year on year, it investors were disheartened by some of the guidance that came through. we will talk more about the specifics of what came true from that earnings call mom -- call, but what you need to know is nvidia stock traded lower and having an impact on the nasdaq 100. futures o-ring -- opening lower. that there was a lot of nervousness into this earnings report. s&p futures leaning negative. euro stoxx falling from negative momentum. asia opening 2% weaker. u.k. index opening in positive territory. switching over and taking a look at cross asset, not a lot of movement as far as rates are concerned. the u.s. 10 year yield has not done much overnigh

jake sullivan is in china. meeting with chinese mr. wang li. bloomberg learned the bank's incoming c.e.o. is considering cutting layers of middle management when he takes charge next week. let's get a quick check on these markets. it is august. last week of august. people are away from their trading desk. you are seeing some marginal positivity. futures higher only by 1/10 of 1%. the same over at nasdaq futures. it is very slim peckings from the index levels. i want to go to the asset picture. we're on wait and see mode for the equity market for nvidia. the market is doing something a little bit wonky. this is still pricing in a lot of cuts going into september. after a very strong two-year option yesterday. the currency markets to me are really interesting cable hit another high 132 handle great for ex-pats leak myself. the cuts over in the state are pushing dollar lower and lower keeping currency at the elevated level. we're still monitoring what's gong nonmiddle east and venezuela and what the chinese demand picture looks like. all of that f

here's national security adviser jake sullivan. in beijing, shaking hands with china's president just hours ago. it's part of a three-day trip to strengthen ties between the two countries. cnn's arlette saenz is traveling with the president in rehoboth beach, delaware, arlette. in terms of how the white house is framing things right now, this is a very rare visit from the national security adviser. how do they feel like it's gone so far? >> well, phil, the main goal of national security adviser jake sullivan's trip to china is essentially to keep those lines of communications open a width the country that the u.s. views as a key competitor, but is also trying to avoid from really engaging in any type of conflict with now it's sullivan has spent three days on the ground there meeting with various leaders, including china's foreign minister, top military officials, and perhaps most important accordingly, president xi jing ping himself, the white house, has said that they are working towards scheduling a meeting between xi and preside

and sullivan are running out of time. and this probably sits paging just fine. do you, do you think there's any issue on the timing here? i mean, this is the 5th time the sullivan has as met. china is taught for him, policy official, a, y, and e, but, but also the 1st official trip mr. mahoney to china by us national security advisor since 2016 didn't. and you read anything into the timing? well, the timing is curious. you know, i don't think solomon put on his blue suit and brown leather shoes and came to red china like an intrepid 19 seventies cold warriors to talk primarily about sense and no ai or taiwan. i think this trip might have been sequenced prior to buying this decision to withdraw from the race given the other high level visits we've seen and this year to accommodate the ongoing many to todd maybe um, you know, solving wanted to score a few more points. um, uh before, uh he has to leave office uh whether related to ukraine or gaza. um and maybe he thought that of aging uh, might be able to, to support the these efforts. uh, but again, we've seen tho

and the philippines sullivan was the 1st us national security adviser to visit china in 8 years. w as east asia correspondent james to try to ports china's top diplomat 20 in talks with us national security advisor, jake sullivan. it's the 1st trip of an american national security adviser to china since 2016 or in recent years, these 2 officials have met several times in the countries, often to stem spiraling tensions between the 2 superpowers. but this is the 1st time basements engaging on the agenda, managing friction across a range of issues, including china is growing, relationship with most go as well as tensions with more symptoms. asian parts, like taiwan, president binding has been very clear. these conversations with president, she is committed to managing the support relationship responsible, how you move with the taxes, the coming us selection. donald trump has promised to double down on his tough thoughts towards aging. from his last time in office nights including raising terrace on china is good. but coming to harvest is get to make clear how she'll approach relatio

they see jake sullivan as someone they can do business web.ot trying to contain china but trying to look at the differences between the two sides and manage them. i think certainly the two sides described them as candid, substantive and constructive but the whole point of these talks is avoid this competition between the two superpowers veering into conflict.— veering into conflict. thank ou. opposition supporters have once again revived protests against the re—election of president nicolas maduro. protest have been on and off since the disputed presidential election one month ago, in which mr maduro was declared the winner despite evidence that opposition candidate vote has been condemned for lacking transparency. the opposition leader who went into hiding following the election we managed to attend the rally on wednesday but said the opposition movement would be strategic about: for additional demonstrations and acknowledged the challenge of forcing madero from power. this comes days after her lawyer was detained by authorities. chair of the

so we have this very right meeting between sullivan and john, your shot, a crucial ally of the season, paying someone very high up in the military establishment of china. up to those conversations we understand. pledges to deepen ministry submitted, treat communication again. something that observes have been very worried about in the context of siren ties between these 2 countries. what about the timing of this visit, james? i mean, election day in the us is just over 2 months away. now if donald trump wins, he could, of course, well reverse cools on any number of foreign policy initiatives by outgoing president terabyte. and absolutely, and that's why i think that would be big questions, a balance of the advocacy of that. that cool between decision paying android buys and in the coming weeks. but of course, the ellison in the room really is donald trump and what he plans to do shows he went office again in november. he's already in the states house, a position which seems to be doubling down on that already historically focused on so which he, he took in his 1st time in office. cruc

mr sullivan has been in beijing for high—level talks for three days.to increase diplomatic contact with china over the last two years. his trip to beijing is seen as an effort to create more dialogue and reduce tensions between the two countries — with the white house wanting to avoid any miscommunication that could lead to conflict in the region. the chinese preseident said his country was committed to maintaining its relations with the us. translation: while great changes have taken place in the two countries and in china—us relations, china's commitment to a goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable china—us relationship remains unchanged. its principle in handling the relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win win cooperation remains unchanged. its position on firmly safeguarding the country's sovereignty, security and development interests remains unchanged, and its efforts to carry forward the traditional friendship between the chinese and american people remain unchanged. mr sullivan held a press conference after his meet

national security adviser jake sullivan met with wang yi after landing in beijing.id the two will talk about areas of agreement and disagreement and that biden has been clear on his desire to manage the two nations' relationship responsibly. speaking in beijing, sullivan said the u.s.i where does harris stand, where does trump stand on this relationship moving forward? is it along those lines? >> absolutely. i am often asked, what is coming next, and, you know, i'm not clairvoyant but there are ways of taking past precedent say from biden's administration with harris as vice president or the trump administration, saying, look, the last trump administration looked a lot at protectionist actions so they might use these regulations, these laws that are already existing to make these changes to reduce the import of steel into mexico for use in cars allowed under nafta. there are these kind of adjustments that could be made. harris on the other hand high school been focused on keeping critical technology in the united states, limiting exports, limiting chinese investment

since then, things have changed, and jake sullivan has met wang yi on four other occasions. conflict. to ukraine now, and ukraine say they now control 100 russian settlements in the kursk region of russia as the incursion continues. president zelensky is speaking right now, let's take a listen. translation: , , ., ., .,~ let's take a listen. translation: , , ., ., ., ~ ., translation: they try not to talk to me about that. _ translation: they try not to talk to me about that, but _ translation: they try not to talk to me about that, but i _ translation: they try not to talk to me about that, but i try... _ translation: they try not to talk to me about that, but i try... table i me about that, but i try... table ten is still here. thanks for having me, mr president. injuly, the in july, the president injuly, the president announced the eu had _ injuly, the president announced the eu had requested transporting of gas across— eu had requested transporting of gas across the _ eu had requested transporting of gas across the ukrainian territory. since — across the ukrainian territ

jake sullivan, the national security adviser here at the white house, he was engaging his german counter part throughout 2023 and 2024, but the real breakthrough in this, chris, was in january of 2024, when president biden called the german chancellor and invited him to the white house. the president told the chancellor that a prisoner swap would be on the agenda for the meeting, and the goal was for a deal to include alexei navalny and the release of vadim krasikov. things changed after alexei na valueny was found, and that really knocked the sails -- the wind out of the sails of the negotiations. when navalny died, the idea of a swap involving navalny and vadim krasikov, as well as whelan and gershkovich, the white house had to agree to a plan b. there was a lot of back and forth over the next few months, and as we were told, this was ongoing up until the last couple of days, chris, that the president was on the phone with slovenian officials just an hour before he announced that he was stepping aside from the presidential race. because you can imagine how much of a dramatic moment tha

national security advisor think sullivan's trip to china was the success? it was not 100 percent, according to the words of the national security advisor. it was a vigorous given take, but there was not an actual agreement coming out of those meetings. instead, what he says he was able to do was to raise us concerns about the import of chinese technology into the united states. and how that does affect not only us national security, but also economic security. the other goal of this meeting was to try and, or rather the 2 days of meetings was to try and send the message ahead of the us election in november. but if the common le harris is the correct us, vice president in the, by the ministration is to become the next president of the united states. but she does have the experience of dealing with chinese leaders that she would be able to carry on what is currently a somewhat stable relationship between the united states and china. the message that was sent by the national security adviser is that harris chairs biden's view of what has been under joe biden,

it comes afterjake sullivan comes after jake sullivan touted comes afterjake sullivan touted the needted front on tariffs when he met with justin trudeau front on tariffs when he met withjustin trudeau and his cabinet over the weekend. there was no immediate response from china, but some predict it could retaliate against canadian agricultural exports. this may push up the cost of buying an imported carfrom china, but that besides the point from the country's government, that's seeking to protect its auto manufacturing industry and the over 125,000 jobsit industry and the over 125,000 jobs it supports. well, the chinese embassy in canada has since responded to the tariffs, calling them: a "typical protectionist" act in violation of world trade organization rules. it added the taxes would undermine the normal economic and trade cooperation between china and canada. oil pricesjumped by 3% on monday after libya's eastern—based government said it would close the country's oil fields. this comes as it struggles with its tripoli rival for control of the central bank. libya has been torn for

it comes after us national security adviserjake sullivan security adviser jake sullivan who securityke sullivan who is en route to beijing the united front on terrace when met with canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau and his cabinets over the weekend. there was no immediate response from china. some protect the country could retaliate against canadian agricultural experts. as for canadians, this move might push up buying the cost of an imported carfrom china. that is for the countries government who is seeking to protect its auto manufacturing industry and the over 125,000 jobsit industry and the over 125,000 jobs it supports. the chinese embassy has since responded calling them quote a particular in violation of organisation rules without it added that taxes would undermine the normal economic trade cooperation between china and canada. libya has been toured for years between two rival governments in tripoli and benghazi. the escalating row added to concerns about oil production which have been heightened with the war in gaza. we have the latest report card from one of the world's

mr sullivan is travelling to beijing for talks with top chinese diplomat wang yi. security advisor since 2016. laura bicker, our china correspondent, is with me now. what are we expecting these talks between jake what are we expecting these talks betweenjake sullivan and his chinese counterpart to focus on?— his chinese counterpart to focus on? ,., ., ., focus on? good morning, where state media _ focus on? good morning, where state media are _ focus on? good morning, where state media are describing - state media are describing these talks is coming at a criticaljuncture between us critical juncture between us and criticaljuncture between us and china relations. when we are expecting him to arrive we are expecting him to arrive we are not sure, later today betting time but you mentioned it a bit earlier. taiwan is one of the clear issues, china is sitting out its priorities for these talks. taiwan is a redline for beijing, they believe the self—government island is part of the man—made and will not tolerate any encouragement by america of taiwanese independence. t

we also sought to release mark vogel as well as you saw from jake sullivan. we are actively continuing to do so and are engaged in active instruction of how to get that and how to get a pass to get him home. i don't have anything to read out on a recent conversation with their family. speak of the federal reserve yesterday signaled since the pandemic, does the white house believe is a good idea question asked the guy will not comment comment on any potential decisions they are independent we respect that so i won't on that. >> to circle back, jake did make the point that he believed this would not have happened if the president was not the one in the oval negotiating. >> sandra: okay, john we have been watching a very emotional reaction from jake sullivan as he detailed the swap calling it the most complicated in history. he did say to expect those who were freed to arrive in the u.s. tonight there they were as they were holding the american flag and we will look forward to welcoming them back on american soil this evening. >> john: from the white house to fo

and this red line indication to washington in its dialogue with sullivan is the most important thingor china. experts believe that sullivan is in beijing perhaps also to arrange a meeting between his still boss and the head of china, so that he does not go down in history as the only us president in recent decades who has never visited china during his presidency, which , however, is unlikely to change anything in american policy towards beijing. alexander baaltsky maria bolotvina and nikolai petrov, vesti china. period, we are the capital of the golden ring, four cities from the golden ring are in our yaroslavl region, and we are in the very heart of our country, surrounded by other russian regions, i would like to start, of course, with measures to support svo participants, their family members, we have provided for a one-time payment, and measures for social rehabilitation, medical rehabilitation, benefits, family members, svo participants, active assistance, we show the akinovsky district of the zaporozhye region, this is our sixth district, we have completed another facility, th

yesterday, it was an emotional jake sullivan.was a big player here organizing this, analyzing it and staying in close touch with the families. they were involved almost every step of the way. >> reporter: that's right. this was a painstaking process, as you laid out. a process that took nearly two years. as you laid out in that time line, it came together in the last two weeks or so, that detail that it was president biden about an hour before he announced he would not seek re-election, that that final piece of the puzzle came together. another person that the white house is saying played a critical role is vice president kamala harris. you heard jake sullivan detailing what role she played. saying at the munich security conference in february, she spoke with the german chancellor. we are learning from another white house official who said she asked the staff to leave the room except for one of her aides. she moved the ball significantly. also during that conference, spoke with the prime minister of slovenia to help this come tog

but i decided to include kathy sullivan. i did a series of interviews with her and, you know, she's just a great storyteller. if you ever get a chance to sit down and hear kathy sullivan talk, she can weave a great tale. and she talked about being selected as one of those first six women and her memories of that day are just amazing. you know, she she talks about first of all, she was a grad student at the time and didn't really have a lot of money. and here she was going to be introduced publicly in houston on a stage and what was she going to wear? she didn't really have any money. and, you know, she realized, you know, she would talk to some people in the johnson space center and they said, you know, that's not really what this is about. you know, it's about the fact that you've been selected as an astronaut. and so she shared those memories and shared the memories also of that first day dealing with the media, as you might imagine, there was a lot of interest in these these women. there had never been women astronauts be

xi jinping told jake sullivan the u.s. and china should be a source of stability for world peace.nt a more stable relationship. what you think of that? >> i think it is exactly what it should be. but i am very concerned that china's rhetoric doesn't match its behavior. right now in the south china sea , for instance, we are seeing chinese coast guard vessels ramming philippine vessels. and, they claim the entire south china sea as their own territory. in violation of international law. that type of activity, that type of aggression is not consistent with what they are saying. i hope they change their behavior. >> do you think president xi jinping and joe biden should hold a call and perhaps meet again at the aipac summit this fall? >> yes. that type of interaction is always good especially when we are able to communicate clearly what we expect in terms of lower military aggression, lower economic aggression. i think that those are important contacts to continue. >> china accuses the u.s. of being the aggressor in this. when you and your colleagues return to the house you will vote