Lawmakers concerned about growing tensions with China

President Biden spent a weekend in the nation's capital today the president golfed with his brother at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the same time top Administration officials are in Beijing trying to ease tensions between the U.S and China cbs's Skyler Henry is at the White House with more on that Skyler good evening hey jerika good evening to you will this latest provocation comes as the administration is looking to defrost a somewhat icy relationship with China One President Biden previously predicted will thaw soon with tensions already high the U.S is calling China's move sending a warship to intercept an American Destroyer irresponsible it's the latest in a string of incidents between the two sides in February a U.S fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over American airspace sending relations plummeting some lawmakers are concerned about the growing strain absent communication allows for a lot of risk of miscalculation senior Administration officials have worked for months looking to keep intelligence channels open last month CIA director William Burns made an unannounced visit to China the highest ranking official to go to Beijing since that incident Republicans said Administration efforts to meet with Chinese officials project weakness blind Administration officials should stop chasing after their Chinese Communist counterparts Like Love Struck teenagers it's embarrassing and it's pathetic we need to stand strong and so this Administration needs to stand strong Administration officials expect President Biden to meet with Chinese president XI sometime later this year they last met last November

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Published: Sun Jun 04 2023