list of candidates for post head of the island administration, why the future of peace in the taiwan strait depends on the january elections and how the voting results will affect relations between beijing and washington, ksenia nekrasova will tell. hello, welcome to information. tv service, in the studio of yulia bekhtereva. and we start with the middle east. this morning at 8:00 moscow time , a temporary truce agreement between israel and hamas came into force. the attention of all international media is focused on footage from the gas sector. they're broadcasting live from the enclave. let's see what 's happening there at these moments. so, judging by the footage, the situation is calm, for the first time in 49 days in the territory. autonomy there are no military operations, no air raids or missiles. two hours after the start of the truce , there were no reports of violations. near the ashif hospital, as we see, at these moments, it is also quiet now, the residents of the enclave can safely go out to receive medical help. previously, our country welcomed the pause in the conflict in the

taiwan ships may face this, chinese aircraft carrier, the shunned on which recently transited the taiwan straits. it's a ship, the tools any in taiwan is navy. taiwan to new home produce game may look flashy. but the gulf and defense capability with aging is fast, and it's widening that stocking balance worries many in taiwan, including sites, only. he used to be a soldier, but left the army, skeptical. it was possible ready regular units put too much emphasis on duty is unrelated to war. i'm worried, the army wouldn't be able to fight a war in its current state and the what you could to draw attention to his worries. so he, i, to, around the hard ones, may not think the way around the 1100 kilometer will took 48 days. it was a one man warning of the threat posed by badging from taiwan. has always been in a more precarious situation than other countries. for people here to have no concept of national defense is really dangerous. the government is taking some action to make people feel safe. from next year, taiwan will extend the conscription period for man from 4 months to one year. for some mor

the situation has become extremely tense between these two sides of the taiwan strait militarily, andchina. and people here would like to see that eased and an opening of some sort of rational dialogue with beijing. identifier there are to taiwan as a country, it is of course a territory although taiwan calls itself the country. just a preview of the elections in taiwan injanuary, what's the mood they are and especially in relation to this meeting taking place today?— relation to this meeting taking place today? well, president... elections in _ place today? well, president... elections in taiwan, _ place today? well, president... elections in taiwan, like - place today? well, president... elections in taiwan, like most l elections in taiwan, like most countries, most business in the world, are thought very much on domestic issues. people here are upset about the lack of wage growth, the cost in housing, jobs for young people. very similar to what you here in britain and america, what you hear all of the world. indeed even in china. so those are the bread—and—butter issues that people

china was serious would be to cause chinese aircraft to stop crossing the median line in the taiwan straits which they now do regularly causing taiwanese fighter jets to scramble and so many near incidents that it is frightening. that is been a patent since the pelosi visit to taiwan not so long ago. returning to the status quo on that would be good. plus, frankly, depending on the outcome in the taiwanese presidential elections in february, our friends in beijing will not recourse to other forms of military and economic coercive pressure against whatever political outcome the taiwanese electrical process delivers. there are two measures that go back to affecting the geopolitical climate, seen by the boardrooms of world which is why xi jinping has his target most. >> kevin rudd, we learn from you when we listen to you. thank you so much. >> good to be with you, fareed. >>> next, more, on what is the view from china and what are they saying with we come back. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >>> let's keep talking abou

there are certainly dangers in the south china sea and the taiwan straits.have been some rumblings in talking to each other. there - have been some rumblings in the defence ministry in china, with the us ambassador to japan rahm emanuel speaking out about it. what do you say to that? actually i attended the dialogue this year and i was most happy to hear from dialogue this year and i was most happy to hearfrom lord austin, —— lloyd austin, to say that a conflict is not inevitable. this is contrary to the previous remarks made by some american generals, who talk about how china might attack taiwan in 2025, 2027. given lloyd austin's authority, supported by intelligence information, i believe he actually is talking about the right thing. neitherside actually is talking about the right thing. neither side wants a conflict. but for china, it is important that the us does not only provide lip service to one china, but would also act in accordance with it. so we are not seeing something positive... but actually trying it's best to turn taiwan into a porcupine. tha

serious about doing this would be to cause chinese aircraft to stop crossing median line in the taiwan straitsy now do regularly calling taiwanese fighter jets to skrm bell and so many near-incident that's been frightening. that's been a pattern since the pelosi vs to taiwan, and it would be good. frankly, depending presidential elections in january and for our friends not to recourse to other forms of military and economic coercive pressure across any political, and that will go back to affecting the underlying geopolitical government and not just the scene by government, but by the boardrooms of the world which is where xi jinping has his target most. >> kevin rudd, i always learn you when we listen to you. thank you so much. >> good to be with you, fareed in more on "gps," more from the biden-xi summit. what is the view from china? what are they saying when we come back. >>> let's keep talking about the biden-xi summit. how was perceived in china and what is the mood in china more generally these days? i am joined by cindy yu, a careful china watcher who is an assistant editor at the specta

in the end of pacific region and in particular across the taiwan straits.authoritarian states and rushes the invasion of ukraine, the question is how they, disputed resources in a way that helps them deal with all these different conflicts that are coming at the same time. , , ., ., time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also the _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also the territorial- taiwan and also the territorial dispute in the south china sea. do you think those issues are getting even possibly less attention than ukraine and obviously gaza?— attention than ukraine and obviously gaza? behind closed doors, obviously gaza? behind closed doors. these _ obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues _ obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues are - obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues are front l doors, these issues are front and centre injapan�*s security calculus but growing in the calculus but growing in the calculus of ot

find the stress, the importance of stability in the taiwan strait matters and both our nations into the world. the president said the us and china would try to communicate better both diplomatically and personally. were re assuming military to military contact, direct contacts as to why the press no follow this that's been cut off has been were worse, and that's how accidents happen. misunderstandings, so we're back to direct open, clear direct communications on the right of a direct basis. in the months of head, we're going to continue to preserve and pursue high level diplomacy, the p. r. c. in both directions. keep the lines of communication open, including between present sheets and me. he and i agree that these are what else could pick up the phone call directly on whether you heard me earlier, i spoke to journalist probably and crush the in beijing, and dw is william blue croft here in berlin. i began by asking william whether president biden got what he was looking for from these talks, as well as buy it himself said after this meeting trust. but verify that old almost cliche exp

the balance of hard power in the taiwan strait and throughout the indo-pacific region is eroding and united states must act before it is too late. taiwan's january elections will be a choice , experts say between peace and war, so the main slogan of the election campaign of billionaire teri gou, the founder, was to prevent taiwan from becoming a second ukraine, opposition parties that advocate rapprochement with beijing were generally ready to nominate a single one. so that there would be a greater chance of stopping the armed conflict, for which the ruling party was immediately criticized, seeing the hand of china in the demarche of political opponents. china denies all accusations of interference, especially since, according to the chinese authorities, regardless of the voting results, the main thing will remain unchanged, this is the one china principle, supported by most countries in the world, that taiwan is an integral part of the prc, and therefore the future from. depends not on the ruling parties there, but directly on beijing. ksenia nekrasova, irina chernyshova, especially

that kind of conflict in the indo pacific across the taiwan strait would have absolutely catastrophicffects for the global economy people use the word catastrophic a lot for a lot of things. we are talking potential great depression level impact if you actually had that kind of conflict. for another it would mean tens of millions of people and direct military threats in a place that is trying to have a democracy and to sustain peace and stability. it would also mean at that point further challenges to the overall security architecture of the indo pacific which directly implicates the interest of the pre-treaty alliance. so the entire object of our approach on the issue of taiwan is to maintain peace and stability across the taiwan straits is to ensure the hypothetical that you're pointing at the potential war there never comes to pass. that is what we are committed to. that is why we are taking the steps that we are taking to try to create the deterrence in the diplomatic context necessary to ensure there is not a war over taiwan progressed to think the chinese are looking at american

about $5.5 trillion of trade are ferried through the south china sea and in and around the taiwan straitsflict of friction like we are seeing in the ukraine or in the middle east, this would be fundamentally disruptive to all the economies in the region and the economies in the region and the global economy as well. as a result, they are investing heavily in resilience and deterrence but also still engaging with china and other countries who are interested in changing the status quo. thank ou. a changing the status quo. thank yom a former _ changing the status quo. thank you. a former director - changing the status quo. thank you. a former director of - you. a former director of engineering at the company meta isjob was once maintaining safety on instagram has told us politicians he believes the platform is failed to tackle the levels of sexual harassment that teenagers are exposed to on the app. he testified this afternoon in washington saying he knew it meant he wouldn't work in a tech industry again. the hours spent scrolling, posting stylish photos and messaging mates, the friendly fa

do they taunt our military troops in the taiwan straits?oes iran back off in this war in the middle east? a lot of questions we expect a lot of answers or at least some answers when the president takes to the podium a few minutes from now. >> laura: trace, was there any conversation that you know about or that's been reported yet about ukraine? because, of course, we know that xi is supporting putin and we're fighting, you know, proxy fighting in the war in ukraine and hundreds of billions of dollars eventually will be going there from the united states. so what about that? >> yeah, we know it came up. we know that ukraine came up as did the war in israel. and when it documents ukraine, yeah, president biden's wish is that, you know, there could be some consensus there. i mean, the united states is sending a boat load, billions more than $100 billion in weapons to ukraine and, of course, you have china supporting russia and that is a big point of contention in all of this. the question is, is there any kind of momentum on that? is there any

i also stressed the importance of peace and stability in the taiwan straits. it's clear that we object to beijing's nonmarket economic practice that disadvantaged american businesses and workers and we will continue to address them. i welcome the positive steps we've taken today and it's important for the world to see that we are implementing the approach in the best traditions of american diplomacy. we are talking to our competitors, and just talking and being blunt with one another so there's no misunderstanding. as the key element to maintaining global stability and liberty for the american people. in the months ahead we will continue to preserve high-level diplomacy to p.r.c. in both directions, to keep the lines of communication open including president xi and me, he and i agreed that we need to pick up the phone, call directly and we will be heard immediately. now i will take some questions, if i may. i'm told that dmitry babich of the financial times has the first question. >> thank you. as an irish man i apologize for bringing you the rain. president b

and china's territorial claims on taiwan. spight and stress, the importance of stability in the taiwan straits to the world. he said to us on china, we're trying to communicate better both different logically and personally. they were re assuming military to military contacts, direct contacts, as to why the press no follow this. that's been cut off has been were worse, and that's how accidents happen. misunderstandings, so we're back to direct open, clear, direct communications on the right of a direct basis. in the months of head, we're going to continue to preserve and pursue high level diplomacy. the p. r. c, in both directions. keep the lines of communication open, including between present sheets and me. he and i agree that these are what else could pick up the phone call directly on whether you heard of me. a little journalist, fabi and crash more monitor the events for us from beijing on our dw us correspondent, janelle jamalia, and was in san francisco. i asked her whether 5 and got what he wanted from the tox . no, i think it's important to realize from the outset that the dividing ad

right now the chinese are building war-time emergency hospitals, in the taiwan strait, across the taiwan strait and taking marginal land that is not really well suited to agriculture and moving it into agriculture to build up rain grain supplies. he is expecting hard core economic sanctions because i believe he is planning something really big and dangerous and awful. and i think that president biden is, i think he is doing his best, but he hasn't been sufficiently focused on this threat, and it's a big problem for the country and the world. >> china is our enemy. there are major rival, that's it. economically, technologically, absolutely, reliance on them for technology is quite heavy. we have to start developing this stuff in this country. but you have to talk to them. you have to talk to them. if they're your rival and have some sort of a relationship. but i have no question he has desires on taiwan. and that will be disastrous for us, from lots of perspectives, all of the chips are made there, and so you have to worry about that. it's fine to talk to him, he did a good job. the smili

as a potential classes that could lead to something very disastrous and the taiwan straits. so an important face to face meeting between the 2 leaders of the opening up of military direct military communications between the 2 countries. all sounds quite good of probably and can we expect more face to face talks like this going forward? yeah, definitely. i see one of the results that was announced, it was also more human to human exchanges. of course you can apply that on the political level, but also there will be more i'm student exchanges between the us and china, more direct flights. i mean, this is really important after those 3 years of, of isolation that china had behind itself. like also because of the pen demik with a late to also because of political reasons. it's important that the 2 sites talk again as a, you know, to prevent any em escalation. we've seen that in the major conflicts, you know, we cannot find any um solutions, but i don't, i don't think this can be the goals. i mean, the discrepancies in, you know, issues like taiwan human rights, sol, stock that,

no agreement, no agreement, houses trusting ports and pieces to build the taiwan straits. it's clear that we objects to be to be, to base things, non market economic practices and disadvantages to that disadvantage american businesses and workers and it will continue to address them and i name what i thought number of those were i welcome the positive steps. we've taken today and it's important for the world to see that we're implementing the approach in the best traditions of american diplomacy. we're talking to our competitors, an a kia and just just talking just me lot with one another. so there's nobody's understand. this is a key element to maintaining global stability delivery to the american people. in the months of head, we're going to continue to preserve and pursue high level diplomacy, the p r. c, and both directions. keep the lines of communication open, including retreat, presidents sheets, and me p, and i agree that these are what else could pick up the phone call directly on whether you heard of me. and that's now i'd like to be able to take some questions .

do they taunt military troops in the taiwan straits and does iran back off in this war in the middle east. a lot of questions and we expect some answers when the president takes to the podium a few minutes from now. >> laura: any conversation that you know about or reported yet about ukraine? of course we know that xi is supporting putin and we're fighting and proxy fighting in the war in ukraine and hundreds of billions will go there from the united states, so what about that? >> trace: we know it came up whchl it comes to ukraine, president biden's wish there could be consensus there. the united states is sending billions, more than 100 billion in weapons to ukraine and of course you have china supporting russia and that is a big point of contention in all of this. the question is, is there any kind of momentum on that? any kind of agreement? we've heard of none so far, whether they went and delved deep into that, we are unclear. we know it came up. they did spend most of their time talking about the war in israel versus the war in ukraine. laura. >> laura: great to see you. all ri

do you think this meeting is going to cool- meeting is going to cool tensions in the taiwan straits andouth china sea? i think it helps, in that, as i mentioned before, it is important for china and the us to keep on talking about these matters. but personally i believe the south china sea actually is more dangerous, because america keeps on sending ships and aircraft, surveillance and reconnaissance. the american military talks about how china had more than 180 interceptions in the last couple of years. once every four days. but the question is, where are we doing that? in china's doorstep, not the waters of the usa. these are fundamental differences. for decades, we have been talking about the one china concept, which means safety, worrying about the safety of the sailors and the air crew and aircraft and ships... but talking about security, sovereignty of territory. two sides of the same coin, but we need to find a way not to run into conflict, which is a common interest. finally, president _ common interest. finally, president biden _ common interest. finally, president biden did -

military to military communications and with wars in the ukraine, middle east, and tensions in the taiwan strait about the need to maintain open lines of communication and good stability. but they say china has resisted multiple calls from the administration to restore those communications and they point to the spy balloon incident. biden's critics have pushed him to take a harder line against china, and military aggression in the taiwan strait, but the approach so far and looking to next week will be quieter. administration thinks china is alarmed at the relative strength of the u.s. after covid, and bring manufacturing away from china and back to the u.s. and deepening alliances in the region, and then the china economy is worse than they let on. >> i think china has a difficult economic problem right now for a whole range of reasons. i don't think it's going to cause china to invade taiwan, as a matter of fact the opposite, probably doesn't have the same capacity that it had before. >> china's broadcasting its participation in this summit as a chance to tell the world that it's open for busin

they also reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the taiwan strait as an indispensible element of security and prosperity for the entire international community. our security alliance is essential. it's at the foundation of our partnership, but it's not the only element that makes our relationship so consequential. we're also intensifying our economic partnership. since the free trade agreement was approved. bilateral trade has surged dramatically. over the last two years alone, korean companies invested more than $100 billion in the united states, driving innovation, creating good jobs, for americans and korean workers alike. in bay city, michigan, at filtron, facility that makes semiconductors, we drive greater growth for our countries. and in georgia, thanks to the inflation reduction act, setting up a $2.5 billion plant to make solar panels that will support thousands of local jobs and the global transition to a green economy. investments like these in each other's countries and workers are critical for strengthening our supply chains and reducing our reliance on un

other countries are now increasingly talking about the danger, the development of the war in the taiwan straitt a peaceful solution to this problem, that is, there will be a number of issues that will be discussed, and it is obvious that it will not do without discussing the situation in the middle east, in russia, in russia aggression against ukraine, and this rapprochement between north korea and russia, and the supply of weapons. another question is whether we will see the results, obviously they will not be as bright as we would like. and tell me, do you hear any real compromises that can happen, in general, in the future between the states and china, you know, they are talking about what they can, for example, start the foundation on, i will find, are these issues climate or bio...

nothing goes off the rails here, when we have seen some close calls in the south china sea and taiwan strait in recent months. chris? >> the context here, monica, of course you have a 20-year period after the admission of china -- the granting have the trading status, the two largest economies in the world, over the last few years we've seen what many people call decoupling, sort of untangling of the economic connection between the two nations. we've seen a decline in foreign direct investment in china. we've also seen increasingly adversarial and nationalist rhetoric on both sides of the divide. -- and from the chinese government, and it's spokespeople as well as from china's public opinion on chinese social media sites and the like, robert gibbs is with us he served as white house press secretary for president barack obama, he is a former director of the cia and both join me now. john, let me start with, you this is the largest country in the world, it is the largest economy in the world in aggregate terms, it has been, you know, one of the most important trading partners with the u.s., im

i also emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the taiwan strait.ght them. i welcome the positive the steps we have taken and it is important for the world to see that we are implementing this approach in the best traditions of american diplomacy. we talk to our competitors, and the main thing is to just talk, just be frank. with each other to avoid misunderstandings is a key element of maintaining global stability and ensuring the well-being of the american people. in the coming months, we intend to continue to maintain and develop scnr's high-level diplomacy on all fronts to maintain open channels of communication, including between chairman xi and me. we agreed that either of us could pick up the phone, call directly, and we would listen to each other immediately. well, this is truly the best tradition of american diplomacy, just being nasty. the results of the negotiations to say that everything is wrong with human rights there, there is something in this south china sea , some kind of persecution, that is , some kind of complete vinaigrette, yo

other countries are now increasingly talking about the danger, the development of the war in the taiwan strait, about support for taiwan, about a peaceful solution to this problem, that is, there will be a number of issues that will be discussed, well and it is obvious that we cannot do without a discussion of the situation in the near east, in russia, russian aggression against ukraine, and this rapprochement between north korea and russia. and the supply of weapons, another question is whether we will see results, obviously they will not be so bright, as much as we would like, but tell me, do you see any real compromises that can happen, in general, in the future between the states and china, you know, they are talking about what they can, for example, start to find such foundations, these are climate issues there or bio...biodiversity or some kind of solution to general global issues in the economy, but will the parties, for example, concede to each other on such, you know, important issues regarding their personal interests, i think it is unlikely, that is, will biden refuse from of his po

as was stressed the importance of peace and stability in the taiwan straits. it's clear, that we object to beijing's non market economic practices that disadvantage american businesses and workers, it will continue to address them. i welcomed the positive steps that we have taken today, and it's important for the world to see that we are implementing an approach in the best traditions of american diplomacy. or talking to our competitors and just talking, being blunt with one another, so there is no misunderstanding. as a key element to maintaining global stability for the american people. in the months ahead, will continue to preserve and pursue high-level diplomacy with the prc in both directions, they keep the lines of communication open, including between president xi and me. he and i agreed that other one will pick up the phone, call directly and be heard immediately. now, i would like to be able to take some questions. and i am told that dimitri at the financial times has the first question. >> thank you, and as an irishman, i apologize for bringing the r

will continue to supply weapons to taiwan, they call unilateral changes, the status quo in the taiwan straitrything was in vain, the negotiations went down the drain. the chinese foreign ministry responded by saying that the us president should pay attention to the political process in his own country, and not in someone else’s. and here, of course, it’s hard to disagree. firstly, us history goes back several hundred years, and biden tries to blame thousand-year-old china for the lack of an american model of democracy. at the same time, it is precisely in the democratic environment in the united states that biden’s main competitor is looking. during the election, trump opens a criminal case, and isn’t it in the usa , intelligence agencies censor social networks, as the new owner of twitter, billionaire elon musk, openly stated, by the way, us business understands everything, they are leaking biden, just as he is leaking zelsky, let there be prosperity for everyone , wrote billionaire musk after a meeting with sizenpin and spoke there for a multipolar world. other heads of major american comp

i also expressed the concern about the taiwan straits, and we will continue to address that, and i namedwhat i thought a number of those concerns were. i welcome the steps we have taken today and it's important for the world to see we are implementing the approach in the best concerns. in the months ahead, we will keep the lines of communication open between president xi and me. he and i agreed either one of us could pick up the phone and call directly and be heard immediately. now i would like to be able to take questions, if i may. i am told the dmitry of the financial times has the first question. >> thank you. as an irishman, i apologize for bringing the rain. >> holy god. i would not have called on you if i would have known that. just kidding, go ahead. >> the crisis in -- >> look, i reiterated what i have said since i became president and what every other previous president of late has said. the agreement that there's a one china policy, and that -- i am not going to change that. that's not going to change. so that's about that the extent to which we discussed it. next question. so

the day before , american ships, together with the canadian navy, passed through the taiwan strait.ple's republic of china organized escort for their colleagues. nothing stops, after violating the maritime border, the canadians violated airspace. according to the canadian global news channel, the chinese air force recklessly intercepted a canadian plane that was flying, quote, over chinese territory. of course, the canadians did not apologize for border violations and other incidents near china; on the contrary, they complained that the chinese pilots were making dangerous maneuvers a few meters from the canadian air force plane, that is, according to the rules of the west, apparently, flying a military aircraft into the territory there is nothing wrong with a sovereign state, it’s in the order of things, but going to intercept violators is, of course, a reckless and such a terrible dangerous act. these canadian pilots were put to the test to keep their plane on the coastline of china, they did not make any sudden movements. they have the right to intercept, but they should do it mo

the riots may also refer to us-china relations, including human rights, rising tensions in the taiwan strait and suspicions of beijing's support for the war. against ukraine. andrei, regarding the meeting between biden and sijipin, what is the focus of the expert community in the united states, what will be most important during this meeting? the main thing that we hear, that we see from the american side, that they really want to calm down any, speeches from the politicians here in america before that meeting, that will take place in san francisco. and we, america, would very much like to have a long conversation, a private conversation, but a long one, already at some points there should have been some votes in the senate, which they canceled, and because they did not want any harsh words to come out before this meeting, the most important thing is that it should not be a short meeting, as you mentioned, there is not only one matter regarding the relations between the two countries, but there are those matters in the middle east, there is the same, our enemy, and what influence china has t

we want to peace and stability in the taiwan straits butts. in accordance with the taiwan relations act, we will continue to supply defense capabilities to taiwan. jones, on the taiwan question, has always been the most important and sensitive issue in china. us relations, the west side should take concrete actions to honor it. statement of not supporting taiwan, independence of army. taiwan, stop interfering in china's internal affairs as support china's piece where we're unification without correction. i have the brother advocate who wireless alex report devices. this wipe comments has made to china, will see the will keep sending weapons to tie one, because it is too much of a business. the military industrial complex america can strive away from this or it's major industries would be bankrupt. i mean, america is used to making a killing on killing that is part of their strategy. and in fact, they are running out of countries to invade. the chinese have made it very clear here that there's the one china policy tie. one is part of china. ther

that there would be some kind of incident either in the taiwan strait or the start trying to see where there's an, you know, just an accident and then your craft of ships get too close together. and then it very quickly spiraled out of control. there was an incident with a b, $52.00 that was doing a freedom navigation mission and not a fighter aircraft got within 10 feet of it. that's very dangerous. and so, you know, even during the course the print war, the united states has maintained close contacts. milton no contacts with the russians to try to prevent those kinds of incidents. and so having that with the chinese is really important to try to mitigate some of these considerable risks. yeah, i mean the risks are considerable, as you say, i mean the, the, the tension around type one remains. and despite all the rhetoric about economic ties, would you say that the us and china really are preparing for a war against each other one day a as well. i think the, i don't see evidence that either country actually really wants a war. i think that's important to distinguish from preparing for

desire , is related to possible chinese operations in the south china sea and around taiwan and the taiwan strait, that is, for the united states needs a clear understanding and understanding of what china wants, what its intentions are and how far it can go, that is, the security issue in this case is key. it is clear that in addition to this, global issues will be discussed at the meeting questions, and questions... the war in the middle east, the question of russia's war against ukraine, to what extent china is ready to listen to the words of the president of the united states of america, this is a question that, in principle, remains unresolved for now, but further, now china's position, it was voiced in xi jinping's speech, was addressed directly. to the united states of america, where he notes that the two largest countries should share responsibility for what is happening in the world. based on his words, it can be assumed that china sees himself as second to the state, that is, he actually proposes to achieve such a level of relations with the united states of america that allows him to t

also stressed the importance of peace and stability in the taiwan straits. it's clear that we object to be patients, not market economic practices and disadvantages. that disadvantage american businesses and workers and we'll continue to address my name would i thought number of those worked. i welcome the positive steps we've taken the day and it's important for the world to see that we're implementing the approach in the best traditions of american diplomacy. we're talking to our competitors and the and just just talking just bit with one another. so there's no misunderstanding. as a key element to maintaining global stability living for the american people. in the months ahead. we're going to continue to preserve, pursue high-level diplomacy. the prc in both directions. keep the lines of communication open, including between president xi and me. he and i agreed pick up the phone call directly. we heard me. and now i like to be able to take some questions remain. and i'm told that dimitri of the financial times since the first question. thank as an irishma