(202)748-8001, independents and others, (202)748-8002, pose a question by text, (202)748-8003, weifeng zhong let's take a listen to what anthony blinken the secretary of state had to say that alaska meeting how the u.s. plans to engage china. >> our administration is committed to leading with diplomacy and to advance the interests of the united states and to strengthen the rules -based international order. that system is not an obstruction. helps countries resolve differences peacefully and coordinate multilateral efforts effectively and participate in global commerce with the assurance that everyone is following the same rules. the alternative to a rules -based order is a world in which might makes right and winners take all and that would be a far more violent and unstable world for all of us. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities both domestic and global so that china can better understand our administration's attentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china, including in hong kong, taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, econ

weifeng zhong. guest: the caller points out something important, international organizations such as the wto and others have shown us that the who has a similar problem, when a player enters such as china in a way that is irresponsible that damages the rules that nations in those organizations are abiding by, the challenge comes when that behavior considered violating rules occurs. how are those nations in the international organizations going to punish china? punishment is what we consider a public good. one nation publishing china will benefit other nations who also want to punish china but may not necessarily want to show the economic cost. the trump administration has been conducting an experiment to unilaterally punish china. the trade war with china is certainly an example. it comes at a high cost to american consumers and american businesses. what the biden administration now is trying to do, including the news that came out yesterday about coordinated sanctions against forced labor in the uy

weifeng zhong. guest: good morning. host: how would you describe the current relations between the u.s. and china? guest: the current relations are just as tense as when president biden -- former president trump was in office. this is a continuation of increasing tensions between the u.s. and china and the aspect of national security. the united states has been

weifeng zhong. guest: good morning. host: how would you describe the current relations between the u.s. and china? guest:

weifeng zhong.e caller points out something important, international organizations such as the wto and others have shown us that the who has a similar problem, when a player enters such as china in a way that is irresponsible that damages the rules that nations in those organizations are abiding by, the challenge comes when that behavior considered violating rules occurs. how are those nations in the international organizations going to punish china? punishment is what we consider a public good. one nation publishing china will benefit other nations who also want to punish china but may not necessarily want to show the economic cost. the trump administration has been conducting an experiment to unilaterally punish china. the trade war with china is certainly an example. it comes at a high cost to american consumers and american businesses. what the biden administration now is trying to do, including the news that came out yesterday about coordinated sanctions against forced labor in the uyghurs regi

weifeng zhong. guest: good morning.ost: how would you describe the current relations between the u.s. and china? guest: the current relations are just as tense as when president biden -- former presid

weifeng zhong. guest: good morning.ost: how would you describe the current relations between the u.s. and china? guest: the current relations are just as tense as when president biden -- former president trump was in office. this is a continuation of increasing tensions between the u.s. and china and the aspect of national security. the united states has been engaging, sort of in a romantic way, in china economically. there has been increasing security concerns coming from china, and now last friday in alaska, the contentious meeting is on full display. host: that is part of the reason we are having you on, to check in on u.s.-china relations. this was the first significant meeting between leaders of china and the u.s. government could secretary of state antony blinken there, and the leader of the foreign affairs chief or the chinese communist party. he was there as well. what was the stated purpose of that meeting? guest: the purpose was because china was trying to make connections with the u.s. officials in charge. th