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he was speaking at singapore's security for him. he said this, quote, they're not here for innocent passage, they are here for provocation, unquote. now the chinese defense chief also said, in his speech in singapore, that the u.s. and china so sure to seek common ground of common interest. but, keep in mind that china earlier rejected an offer from the pentagon chief to meet face to face at the summit, formerly, citing sanctions on chinese individuals and companies. austin, he expressed deep concern about this lack of high- level literary communication between these two powers, when he gave a speech at the singapore summit on saturday to bring up the statement for you, this is what lloyd austin said u.s. defense secretary said, quote, responsible leaders, the right time to talk is anytime. the right time to talk is every time the right time to talk is now. u.s.-china relationship is at a very low point, the lowest point in decades, and the two are loggerheads over a slate of issues from trade to taiwan to access to technology to te
he was speaking at singapore's security for him. he said this, quote, they're not here for innocent passage, they are here for provocation, unquote. now the chinese defense chief also said, in his speech in singapore, that the u.s. and china so sure to seek common ground of common interest. but, keep in mind that china earlier rejected an offer from the pentagon chief to meet face to face at the summit, formerly, citing sanctions on chinese individuals and companies. austin, he expressed deep...
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they're both in singapore. that outreach was rebuffed by china. they did meet briefly on the sidelines of a dinner and shaking hand, but a pentagon spokesperson said it wasn't a substantive engagement. the national security advisor met with his counterpart in vienna, and they're hoping that could potentially pave the way for more of those types of meetings between the u.s. and china down the road. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has expressed concern over the lack of communication with china. at a conference with other security leaders in singapore, lloyd austin acknowledged he spoke briefly with his chinese counterpart, but said the short exchange wasn't enough. he called for greater dialogue with china urging the country to be more engaged when it comes to crisis management. here's more from singapore on the tensions between washington and beijing. >> reporter: the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin had a number of messages for beijing at this annual defense conference. he insists the u.s. does not want a new cold war, and beijing had turned dow
they're both in singapore. that outreach was rebuffed by china. they did meet briefly on the sidelines of a dinner and shaking hand, but a pentagon spokesperson said it wasn't a substantive engagement. the national security advisor met with his counterpart in vienna, and they're hoping that could potentially pave the way for more of those types of meetings between the u.s. and china down the road. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has expressed concern over the lack of communication with...
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we have expert analysis for you from singapore. >>> the republican race for the white house looked like a motorcycle rally on saturday. while that's former vice president mike pence leading a long column of riders to the iowa fairgrounds. the high-profile roast and ride event is hosted each year by republican senator joni ernst. while pence says he'll announce his candidacy on wednesday and was in iowa this weekend to begin laying the groundwork. it's a crucial early state for presidential politics and this year's gathering attracted every major republican hopeful, that is, except donald trump. cnn's jeff zeleny is there and has our report. >> reporter: republican voters in iowa who will have the first say in the presidential race next year got an early glimpse of their options in this campaign. former president donald trump the only major candidate not in the state on saturday as several others attended senator joni ernst's roast and ride, an annual event featuring barbecue, motorcycle riding, and a side of politics. these candidates making their waist case for why they can be the best
we have expert analysis for you from singapore. >>> the republican race for the white house looked like a motorcycle rally on saturday. while that's former vice president mike pence leading a long column of riders to the iowa fairgrounds. the high-profile roast and ride event is hosted each year by republican senator joni ernst. while pence says he'll announce his candidacy on wednesday and was in iowa this weekend to begin laying the groundwork. it's a crucial early state for...
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in singapore, asia's largest defense forum and in china state. on saturday, we had this playout in a near collision. this is new video that came out earlier today of the incident. this is what's happening. the u.s. and canada were staging a routine transit through the taiwan strait when that chinese ship cut in front of the u.s. warship. the u.s. military said that the chinese vessel came within 150 yards of u.s. destroyer in a, quote, unsafe manner. and that forced the u.s. ship to slow down to avoid a collision. and then this afternoon, we heard from china's minister of foreign affairs in beijing, their response, saying this, quote, the actions taken by the chinese military is completely reasonable, legitimate, safe and professional. china is firmly opposed to the country concerned, the u.s., creating trouble in the taiwan strait and resolutely defends its sovereignty. hours after this near-mishaped on saturday, on sunday, we heard from the defense minister li who accused the u.s. of provocation. china, we should keep in mind, earlier rejected
in singapore, asia's largest defense forum and in china state. on saturday, we had this playout in a near collision. this is new video that came out earlier today of the incident. this is what's happening. the u.s. and canada were staging a routine transit through the taiwan strait when that chinese ship cut in front of the u.s. warship. the u.s. military said that the chinese vessel came within 150 yards of u.s. destroyer in a, quote, unsafe manner. and that forced the u.s. ship to slow down...
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but i remember covering a summit with kim jong-un in singapore. you were there. did you see any early warning signs of this kind of strange friendship that they seem to have? >> well, we saw warning signs in trump's reaction to these letters that kim sent to him before the singapore summit and then after. and now there is no doubt in my mind, these letters were written by some community party hack in the prop of the north korea workers party but they were filled with phrases like your excellencency and he thought there were love letters. i shook my head. i don't think he understands what he's up against when he faces the hard men of contemporary international affairs. kim jong-un, vladimir putin, xi jinping, he just doesn't know what room he's in. >> and this weekend, let's switch to ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy said ukraine is ready to launch its counter offensive in the war against russia. in your view, how should the u.s. assist in this counter offensive and how much support should they get? >> well, i think we've done a lot from my perspective, we h
but i remember covering a summit with kim jong-un in singapore. you were there. did you see any early warning signs of this kind of strange friendship that they seem to have? >> well, we saw warning signs in trump's reaction to these letters that kim sent to him before the singapore summit and then after. and now there is no doubt in my mind, these letters were written by some community party hack in the prop of the north korea workers party but they were filled with phrases like your...
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lee also said in singapore that the u.s. could seek common ground. keep in mind, they rejected that offer from secretary chief lloyd austin. at the singapore conference, lloyd austin expressed deep concern about the high level of military action. he says for responsible leaders the right to talk it is anytime, the right time to talk is every time, the right time to talk is now. the u.s./china relationship is at its lowest point in decades. there's no contact at the high level between these two militaries, even in the wake of the latest close call involving the militaries of these two superpowers. back to you. >> thank you. ♪ >>> russia ace it has thwarted a, quote, large-scale ukrainian offensive in the southern donetsk region. it released this video. >> moscow said that ukraine tried and failed to push through a front line area with ukrainian vessels and they refused to comment. >> but ukraine is sending a strong message on social media urging silence around the counteroffensive and saying it will not announce its plans for the world to hear. you'
lee also said in singapore that the u.s. could seek common ground. keep in mind, they rejected that offer from secretary chief lloyd austin. at the singapore conference, lloyd austin expressed deep concern about the high level of military action. he says for responsible leaders the right to talk it is anytime, the right time to talk is every time, the right time to talk is now. the u.s./china relationship is at its lowest point in decades. there's no contact at the high level between these two...
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van watson, cnn, singapore. >>> still ahead, surveillance video shows what happened in the moments leading up to the partial collapse of an apartment building in iowa. >>> and atlantic hurricane season gets fully underway. we get an update on tropical storm arlene as it travels through the gulf of mexico. >>> plus when step on the port, i just try to think about the fighting spirit that all of us ukrainians have. >> a tennis star refusing a to shake a hand after a french open match. see what happened. good thing metamucil gummies are an easy way to get prebiotic, planant-based fiber. with the same amount of fiber as 2 cups s of broccoli. metamucil gummies the easy way to get your daily fiber. choosing a treatment for your chronic migraine -- 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more - can be overwhelming. so, ask your doctor about botox®. botox® prevents headaches in adus with chronic migraine before they even start. it's the #1 prescribed branded chronic migraine treatment. have been gin to overd eight hundred and fifty thousand chronic migraine patients. effects of
van watson, cnn, singapore. >>> still ahead, surveillance video shows what happened in the moments leading up to the partial collapse of an apartment building in iowa. >>> and atlantic hurricane season gets fully underway. we get an update on tropical storm arlene as it travels through the gulf of mexico. >>> plus when step on the port, i just try to think about the fighting spirit that all of us ukrainians have. >> a tennis star refusing a to shake a hand after...
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defense secretary was in singapore, this u.s. destroyer and a canadian warship made a freedom of navigation transit through the taiwan straight. the u.s. said it's international waters. chinese communist rulers have never controlled this island. the chinese warship cut off the u.s. destroyer, less than 500 feet between these two ships. had the u.s. destroyer stayed on course, they would have had a collision. the u.s. ship slowed down and avoided a collision with the chinese warship. the u.s. defense secretary speaking in singapore, lloyd austin, talked about how dangerous the situation is and the chinese prime minister had his own response. listen. >> i think accidents can happen that could cause things to spiral out of control. >> translator: they're not here for innocent passage. they're here for provocation. >> reporter: that was the general that is in charge of china's defense ministry. he, alonged with ministry of foreign affairs, called with the united states to stop these highly provacative actions. this happened days afte
defense secretary was in singapore, this u.s. destroyer and a canadian warship made a freedom of navigation transit through the taiwan straight. the u.s. said it's international waters. chinese communist rulers have never controlled this island. the chinese warship cut off the u.s. destroyer, less than 500 feet between these two ships. had the u.s. destroyer stayed on course, they would have had a collision. the u.s. ship slowed down and avoided a collision with the chinese warship. the u.s....
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lloyd austin, reached tout his chinese countersparts for a meeting -- counterparts for a meeting in singapore. that was rebuffed by china. he did end up meeting his chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a dinner and shaking hands. a pentagon susppokesperson said wasn't a substantive engagement. u.s. officials are looking for more substantive engagements with china. the national security adviser, jake sullivan, met with his chinese counterparts in vienna in recent weeks. and the u.s. -- the white house did describe that as a candid and substantive meeting. and they're hoping that that could potentially pay the way for more of those meetings between the u.s. and china down the road. kiley atwood, cnn, washington. >>> in light of everything, the u.s. defense secretary has expressed concern over the lack of communication with china at a conference with other security leaders in singapore. lloyd austin acknowledged that he spoke briefly with his chinese counterparts but said the short exchange wasn't enough. >> cordial handshake over dinner is no substitute for a substantive engagement. the more
lloyd austin, reached tout his chinese countersparts for a meeting -- counterparts for a meeting in singapore. that was rebuffed by china. he did end up meeting his chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a dinner and shaking hands. a pentagon susppokesperson said wasn't a substantive engagement. u.s. officials are looking for more substantive engagements with china. the national security adviser, jake sullivan, met with his chinese counterparts in vienna in recent weeks. and the u.s. -- the...
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china's defense minister speaking at shangri-la dialogue in singapore hours after this happened said u.s. wasn't there for peaceful purposes, they were looking for provocation by sailing through the taiwan strait which gets into a disagreement as to the rules of the road. the u.s. sees that as international waterway. we saw a similar disagreement over the south china sea. u.s. said it was international air space and had the right to be there under international law. china said it was essentially encroaching upon chinese sovereignty. you see the disagreements and how they can quickly lead to tensions, paula. >> oren, you're currently in normandy for the 79th anniversary of d-day with general mark milley. what message did he have? >> reporter: general milley gave a speech at the iron mike memorial from d-day invasion, the landings that led to the liberation of europe in world war ii. this is personally and professionally important to him. personally because his uncle landed here and his father fought in the pacific. professionally because especially d-day highlights the importance of u
china's defense minister speaking at shangri-la dialogue in singapore hours after this happened said u.s. wasn't there for peaceful purposes, they were looking for provocation by sailing through the taiwan strait which gets into a disagreement as to the rules of the road. the u.s. sees that as international waterway. we saw a similar disagreement over the south china sea. u.s. said it was international air space and had the right to be there under international law. china said it was...
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anything of the flavor of the incendiary comments that we heard from the chinese at the conference in singapore? i mean again, we still have not seen any communication between the u.s. secretary of defense and his chinese counterpart, and some accusations that came out at the last time there was an opportunity for some diplomacy. >> right. yes, my sense is there will be some of that. i think the defense relationship is very particular, for one, as you know well, the chinese defense min ter is under u.s. sanctions, which were put on him in an earlier job that he held by the trump administration for purchasing weapons from russia, from a sanctioned firm, so the chinese point of view is basically there's no way we're going to allow our guy to meet with secretary austin until those sanctions are removed and made that very clear in the context of the singapore visit. obviously the military tensions between the two sides, the south china sea or the taiwan strait, are the most difficult issue and the bilateral relationship, i think we see that reflected in secretary blinken's sort of talking points or
anything of the flavor of the incendiary comments that we heard from the chinese at the conference in singapore? i mean again, we still have not seen any communication between the u.s. secretary of defense and his chinese counterpart, and some accusations that came out at the last time there was an opportunity for some diplomacy. >> right. yes, my sense is there will be some of that. i think the defense relationship is very particular, for one, as you know well, the chinese defense min...
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austin speaking at this asian defense summit in singapore. china rejected a proposed meeting. the only interaction, this handheadache. general lee had plenty to say after the near-collision. they are not here for peaceful passage, he says. tensions are high and getting higher. just days earlier, a mid-air incident caught on camera. a chinese jet dangerously close to a reconstance plane. the u.s. calls this an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver. china says it was accusing the plane of deliberately intruding into china's training area. washington rejects the territorial claims over all of the south china sea. saying the united states will continue to fly, sale and operate where international laws al allows. tensions raising, after a taiwan trip by house speaker nancy pelosi last year. china claims sovereignty over the democracy. launching two rounds near taiwan. adding to u.s. concerns of a miscalculation with massive consequences. the white house says top u.s. officials brought up the near-collision at a meeting on monday. just the fact that there is a meeting is a welcome devel
austin speaking at this asian defense summit in singapore. china rejected a proposed meeting. the only interaction, this handheadache. general lee had plenty to say after the near-collision. they are not here for peaceful passage, he says. tensions are high and getting higher. just days earlier, a mid-air incident caught on camera. a chinese jet dangerously close to a reconstance plane. the u.s. calls this an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver. china says it was accusing the plane of...
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and china are locking horns at a security conference in singapore, there was a near collision between the two warships. what is being done to diffuse tensions? >> u.s. tension front and center this weekend. on saturday warships from both china and the u.s. were involved in a near collision and we have fresh video of the incident that was released earlier today. the u.s. and canada were staging what they call a routine transit through the taiwan strait when the chinese ship cut in front of the american vessel. the military says the chinese vessel was very close. it came within 137 meters in a unsafe manner that forced the ship to slow down to avoid a collision. we have been monitoring the ministry of foreign affairs breathing and we just heard from a spokesperson reacting, saying the measures that were taken were reasonable, legal, professional and safe, we also heard hours from china's defense chief who accused the u.s. of creating chaos in the region. he said they are not here for innocent passage, they are here for publication. the chinese defense chief so said the u.s. and china sh
and china are locking horns at a security conference in singapore, there was a near collision between the two warships. what is being done to diffuse tensions? >> u.s. tension front and center this weekend. on saturday warships from both china and the u.s. were involved in a near collision and we have fresh video of the incident that was released earlier today. the u.s. and canada were staging what they call a routine transit through the taiwan strait when the chinese ship cut in front of...
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and they did briefly meet today in singapore, but not a substantive conversation. and those are what u.s. officials are really looking towards right now. and they are saying that there was a productive engagement between jake sulliivant and his counterpart. and we saw the chinese commerce minister earlier this week. so there seems to be forward movement in trying to re-establish normal diplomatic relations. but the learn is that if the chai need concern to rebuff outreach from the united states that things could veer into territory where there is a m miscalculation that spirals out of control. >> kylie atwood, thank you. >>> and also in the world lead, police found 45 bags containing human parts this western next companies. and it is likely connected to the disappearance of workers at a phone calling center. >> reporter: bodies were found in bags discarded in a ravine. mexicans weary of rampant violence. and investigators say 45 bags were found containing human remains. and some of the bag had broken open. >> translator: all the bags that we found are closed and ta
and they did briefly meet today in singapore, but not a substantive conversation. and those are what u.s. officials are really looking towards right now. and they are saying that there was a productive engagement between jake sulliivant and his counterpart. and we saw the chinese commerce minister earlier this week. so there seems to be forward movement in trying to re-establish normal diplomatic relations. but the learn is that if the chai need concern to rebuff outreach from the united states...
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dialogue with china to ease heightened political tensions at a conference with other security leaders in singapore, lloyd austin spoke briefly with his chinese counterpart. but he said the short exchange wasn't enough. >> for responsible defense leaders, the right time to talk is anytime. the right time to talk is every time. and the right time to talk is now. >> well, austin also said communication can lower the risk of miscalculation and potential conflict. he added that he's concerned beijing is, quote, unwilling to engage more seriously on crisis management. >>> still ahead, a global treaty to curb plastic pollution is one step closer to reality. i'll speak with an environmental lawyer about how the landmark documents would work. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supportiting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neururiva: think bigger. >>> around 170 countries have agreed to draft the first ever global treaty designed to curb plastic pollution. after a week-long summit in paris, delegates agreed that the first version of the legally binding pact would be pr
dialogue with china to ease heightened political tensions at a conference with other security leaders in singapore, lloyd austin spoke briefly with his chinese counterpart. but he said the short exchange wasn't enough. >> for responsible defense leaders, the right time to talk is anytime. the right time to talk is every time. and the right time to talk is now. >> well, austin also said communication can lower the risk of miscalculation and potential conflict. he added that he's...
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this will disputed territory with the south china sea but this is singapore. a large percentage of all the oil, all the goods and services. that all goes through everything china needs, everything japanese, what a lot of countries east of their, the united states, for example, all of it come through this area. >> so some potentially very big consequences if this blows up into a full-blown conflict. thank you very much. >>> in the meantime, the 2024 gop field is about to get larger. mike pence and chris christie among the big names expected to jump in. next week, we'll assess that. stick with us. you're alive in the cnn news room. goodod thing there's resolve. love the love. resolve the mess. moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. and, they felt dramatic and fast itch r
this will disputed territory with the south china sea but this is singapore. a large percentage of all the oil, all the goods and services. that all goes through everything china needs, everything japanese, what a lot of countries east of their, the united states, for example, all of it come through this area. >> so some potentially very big consequences if this blows up into a full-blown conflict. thank you very much. >>> in the meantime, the 2024 gop field is about to get...
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and china is also on full display at a conference in singapore this weekend, and hopes that the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin would meet with his chinese counterpart and what happened? >> yes, high hopes of a meeting, kate, but it did not happen. all they got was a very awkward handshake, and the reason for that was a private meeting was rejected by the chinese. but the u.s. defense secretary had firm words for china, and saying that they would not be bullied by them, and warned them by unprofessional intercepts in the south china sea. and remember there was a close encounter of a u.s. and chinese jet, and despite the near misses and the rhetoric, the biden administration, kate, they are hopeful that president biden and president xi jinping may meet up in the near future. >> yes, the national security adviser is suggesting that without a timetable to lay out on that meeting. good to see you, anna. john? >> a meeting with the top military officer general mark milley who is in normandy to commemorate the landing of d-day in france and obviously the military in ukraine is the top
and china is also on full display at a conference in singapore this weekend, and hopes that the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin would meet with his chinese counterpart and what happened? >> yes, high hopes of a meeting, kate, but it did not happen. all they got was a very awkward handshake, and the reason for that was a private meeting was rejected by the chinese. but the u.s. defense secretary had firm words for china, and saying that they would not be bullied by them, and warned...
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. >> the director of the eastern asian institute in singapore spoke to cnn earlier about the meetings in beijing, and the tensions that the two countries are looking to address. >> i think there's issues from both sides. on the one hand, china feels that the united states and its partners are increasingly forming a containment strategy to china. and specific interests, there are technology and the trade war unleashed by donald trump and more. the united states having declared that it wants to compete with china is increasingly fearful that accidents may happen, the lack of communication, the lack of interaction, could lead to senat inadvertent conflict that everyone wants to avoid. there's tensions, tensions around taiwan, the visit of diplomacy last was adding to the military exercise that china unleashed afterwards, it was a source of tension. so there's lots of issues that such meetings need to discuss. >> cnn's kristie lu stout joins us with the latest. there are undoubted tensions, kristi, where the whole world has something to benefit keeping a dialogue going. >> yeah, a dialogu
. >> the director of the eastern asian institute in singapore spoke to cnn earlier about the meetings in beijing, and the tensions that the two countries are looking to address. >> i think there's issues from both sides. on the one hand, china feels that the united states and its partners are increasingly forming a containment strategy to china. and specific interests, there are technology and the trade war unleashed by donald trump and more. the united states having declared that...
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secretary lloyd austin in singapore. the war ships and planes are coming so close to each other that you could have a terrible action that could lead to something worse. >> ivan watson in hong kong, thank you very. >>> now, it has been a violent holiday weekend across the country as communities from washington state to georgia grapple with gun violence. in the chicago suburb of willow brook, authorities say at least 22 people are injured after shots rang out overnight during what witnesses described as a juneteenth celebration. one person died from their injuries. we go now. camilla, are there any suspects yet in custody? >> reporter: no suspects in custody at the moment and authorities saying they don't have a motive just yet. what we do know is that it's possible that it's multiple suspects because what police and the sheriff's department is saying is essentially that there are multiple suspects that fired or an unknown number of suspects that fired from multiple weapons and there were multiple rounds so that's what au
secretary lloyd austin in singapore. the war ships and planes are coming so close to each other that you could have a terrible action that could lead to something worse. >> ivan watson in hong kong, thank you very. >>> now, it has been a violent holiday weekend across the country as communities from washington state to georgia grapple with gun violence. in the chicago suburb of willow brook, authorities say at least 22 people are injured after shots rang out overnight during what...
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i went with vice president pence when we met with him in singapore in 2019. there are many democratic issues that human rights issues that india has to deal about. this is the fifth largest economy in the world and will be one of our most valuable partners. are we need this. so i think it was the right thing to do. raised some eyebrows that hunter biden was there at the state dinner. but that's another conversation. >> i think it's part of a conversation that i want to have with you guys in the sense of, first off, he is his son. i am never surprised when he is physically by the president's side. however, obviously, he is in process of a plea deal on charges that were being weighed for several months by a u.s. attorney in delaware. also the investigation and results of an investigation and process due to whistleblowers, republicans laid out details yesterday. what are your -- what's your read on that and their call for there needs to be more investigation. perhaps this connects to the president, which has always been denied vehemently by the white house. >> i
i went with vice president pence when we met with him in singapore in 2019. there are many democratic issues that human rights issues that india has to deal about. this is the fifth largest economy in the world and will be one of our most valuable partners. are we need this. so i think it was the right thing to do. raised some eyebrows that hunter biden was there at the state dinner. but that's another conversation. >> i think it's part of a conversation that i want to have with you guys...
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. >> austin made the remarks during a security conference in singapore. the leaders from dozens of countries were there, including from china. in response, beijing called the comments on thaiwan completely wrong. they accused the u.s. of trying to provoke confrontation. >>> turning to russia's war on ukraine. this morning ukrainian military officials say russia continues to suffer significant losses. this is around the fighting in bakhmut. >> this comes as wagner claimed they withdrawn from the city with increased fighting near the border. the kremlin reported a series of new artillery strikes, which ukraine officially says it has nothing to do with. let's go to fred pleitgen live for us. tell us more about the cross-border fights and who we know is responsible at this point on the russian side. >> reporter: it certainly is very much increasing in cross border attacks. just yesterday there were more than a dozen villages that the russians came under fire from the ukrainian side. russians are blame ing the ukrainianss for this. if you look at the updates f
. >> austin made the remarks during a security conference in singapore. the leaders from dozens of countries were there, including from china. in response, beijing called the comments on thaiwan completely wrong. they accused the u.s. of trying to provoke confrontation. >>> turning to russia's war on ukraine. this morning ukrainian military officials say russia continues to suffer significant losses. this is around the fighting in bakhmut. >> this comes as wagner claimed...
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earlier, the defense secretary lloyd austin shared a handshake with his chinese counter part in singapore even as they rejected a formal meeting. >> the door is open. my phone line is open. so they can pick up the phone and call at any time. >> a dialogue is how mature strong militaries interact and the stakes are too high to avoid these critical lines of communication. but at the highest levels of the military, austin hasn't met with his chinese counter part in a year. blinken is trying to thaw the situation. >> translator: the u.s. needs to stop interfering in china's affairs and stop undermine china's sovereignty and security in the name of competition. >> reporter: the state department said it is not expecting a breakthrough. just a realistic approach to manage the competition of world powers in a responsible way. >> if we want to make sure, as we do, that the competition that we have with china doesn't veer into conflict, the place you start is with communicating. >> reporter: one month ago, defense secretary lloyd austin told lawmakers that the u.s. is working on a weapons drawdown
earlier, the defense secretary lloyd austin shared a handshake with his chinese counter part in singapore even as they rejected a formal meeting. >> the door is open. my phone line is open. so they can pick up the phone and call at any time. >> a dialogue is how mature strong militaries interact and the stakes are too high to avoid these critical lines of communication. but at the highest levels of the military, austin hasn't met with his chinese counter part in a year. blinken is...
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the backdrop to all this was the annual dialogue in singapore where it was hoped that the u.s. defense secretary and his chinese counterpart would meet and perhaps ease ricsing tensions. an awkward hand shake is as good as it got. lloyd austin had firm words for china saying that washington would not accept coercion and bullying of allies and partners and cautioned the chinese military against, quote, unprofessional intercepts by warplanes in the south china sea following that encounter just a few weeks ago. but despite all this, poppy, you know, the biden administration remains hopeful that there will be a meeting of minds between the two countries and that president biden and president ping will meet in the future. >> that was interesting. after this nonmeeting just that awkward hand shake that happened between defense attorney lloyd austin and his chinese counterpart, the fact that jake sullivan said that xi ping and biden will meet. we just don't know when. we'll watch closely. thank you. >>> more to come here. we're just hours away from a big announcement from apple. what
the backdrop to all this was the annual dialogue in singapore where it was hoped that the u.s. defense secretary and his chinese counterpart would meet and perhaps ease ricsing tensions. an awkward hand shake is as good as it got. lloyd austin had firm words for china saying that washington would not accept coercion and bullying of allies and partners and cautioned the chinese military against, quote, unprofessional intercepts by warplanes in the south china sea following that encounter just a...
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this came after he addressed a major security krconference in singapore, condemning u.s. behavior in the region, but calling for cooperation. >> the china u.s. relationship has global significance. the international community looks for some stable relationship and is concerned about any potential conflict or confrontation. it is undeniable that a severe conflict or confrontation between china and the u.s. will be an unbearable disaster for the world. >>> okay, ahead for us, con fl flikting reports emerge after four people are killed in a rare shooting along the border in egypt. we'll head to jejerusalem live. (dr. aaron king) if you have diabetes, getting on dexcom is the single most important thing you can do. it eliminates painful finger sticks, helps lower a1c, and it's covered by medicare. before using the dexcom g7, i was really frustrated. all of that finger pricking and my a1c was still stuck. my diabetes was out of control. (female announcer) dexcom g7 sends your glucose numbers to your phone or dexcom receiver without painful finger sticks. the arrow shows the di
this came after he addressed a major security krconference in singapore, condemning u.s. behavior in the region, but calling for cooperation. >> the china u.s. relationship has global significance. the international community looks for some stable relationship and is concerned about any potential conflict or confrontation. it is undeniable that a severe conflict or confrontation between china and the u.s. will be an unbearable disaster for the world. >>> okay, ahead for us, con...
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of the defense ministry, so secretary of defense lloyd austin asked to meet with his counterpart in singapore over the weekend. the chinese said no. there was a handshake between the two men. that did represent the tension between the two countries. this, breanna is on the diplomatic front of course, and to some extent you can compartmentalize these things. the last meeting planned for secretary blinken was canceled because this spy balloon was crossing the country. but there has been contact, and that is crucial at a moment like this to have this kind of contact between the highest levels of the washington and beijing governments. we saw the national security adviser jake sullivan went to vienna to meet a counterpart last month. bill burns went to beijing itself to meet with counterparts as well. some of these conversations have continued but on specific areas -- burns was specifically speaking about intelligence matter. one element that contribute to the news now that blinken will be going to beijing is two very senior officials from the national security council, the senior most officials
of the defense ministry, so secretary of defense lloyd austin asked to meet with his counterpart in singapore over the weekend. the chinese said no. there was a handshake between the two men. that did represent the tension between the two countries. this, breanna is on the diplomatic front of course, and to some extent you can compartmentalize these things. the last meeting planned for secretary blinken was canceled because this spy balloon was crossing the country. but there has been contact,...
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the former singapore diplomat and author of the asian 21st century points out that discussions in the west forget that the world's growth is coming from asia. he used his own region as an example. in 2000, japan's economy was eight times larger than southeast asia, asean and it is expected to be the same size as japan. the largest trading relationship in the world right now is between china and asean. almost a trillion dollars. and these countries cannot grow without open and vibrant trade especially with china. america's strategic genius has always been to offer the world not a pax americana, designed to secure american power and weaken its competitors but rather a global system that was open, free and fair. we are all need a well functioning and expanding global trading system and multi-lateral institutions that work. noted gordon brown. he recalled that president bill clinton described the need for stronger global institutions by explaining that they would indeed constrain america, but also constrain the new rising powers in the world. he said, we desperately need more of that enli
the former singapore diplomat and author of the asian 21st century points out that discussions in the west forget that the world's growth is coming from asia. he used his own region as an example. in 2000, japan's economy was eight times larger than southeast asia, asean and it is expected to be the same size as japan. the largest trading relationship in the world right now is between china and asean. almost a trillion dollars. and these countries cannot grow without open and vibrant trade...
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he only got a handshake when he went to singapore. secretary blinken is expected to go to beijing after cancelling a meeting that he had back in february. do you think that is a sign that that tension is easing? that relations are warming? or is it far too soon to say that? >> well, i'm not terribly surprised that the chinese general refused to meet with second austin. after all, the united states sanctioned the chinese general and the chinese general felt that he couldn't really meet. i think that the blinken trip is really important. but again, it's deeds, not works. there are a lot of nice-sounding words on both sides. the real question is are there events that derail the nice sounding words? or contradict the nice-sounding words? and i think the administration is trying to make sure the development of potential and partially actual spying with cuba derail the blinken visit. don't forget it was the balloon the in the air that derailed the last visit. they don't want china spying on cuba to derail. >> that would certainly explain th
he only got a handshake when he went to singapore. secretary blinken is expected to go to beijing after cancelling a meeting that he had back in february. do you think that is a sign that that tension is easing? that relations are warming? or is it far too soon to say that? >> well, i'm not terribly surprised that the chinese general refused to meet with second austin. after all, the united states sanctioned the chinese general and the chinese general felt that he couldn't really meet. i...
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. >> reporter: but at a defense conference in singapore last week, lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, refused a formal meeting. milley hasn't spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i have not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we have sent out messages, and they have sent messages back and forth, so there are some communications going back and forth, but we would like to have an opportunity to talk, and i think they would like to have an opportunity to talk. >> reporter: back in washington, milley says he spoke with senator tommy tuberville over a one-man blockade on the nomination of general officers, a number that could triple by the end of summer and affect military readiness. >> it's a large number, and each one is to replace somebody else and somebody replace them, so multiple it by three. you're looking at between 1,000 to 2,000 officers are impacted, then most of them, married, so you're looking at another 4,000 family members. >> reporter: this could be a back-up of the whole system, it soun
. >> reporter: but at a defense conference in singapore last week, lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, refused a formal meeting. milley hasn't spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i have not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we have sent out messages, and they have sent messages back and forth, so there are some communications going back and forth, but we would like to have an opportunity to...
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countries, and then when the secretary of defense, mitchell lloyd, was recently at the same place in singapore would his chinese counterpart, china denied him a meeting. the biden administration looking to reestablish regular channels of communication. also to express u.s. concerns on a number of fronts when it comes to global issues, the war in ukraine, regional issues, of course, taiwan, and bilateral issues. one of the issues that a senior administration official said would be critical in these conversations was addressing the fentanyl issue. the precursor chemicals coming to the united states forming fentanyl, that opioid crisis that is a tremendous killer of americans are coming from china. the secretary is going to address that with his chinese counterpart. he will also address the three americans wrongfully detained in china. then what he will try to do is touch on areas where the u.s. and china can work together. climate, global economic stability, those are two that he has laid out ahead of this visit. when it comes to the economic portion of this, china is facing a global -- excuse m
countries, and then when the secretary of defense, mitchell lloyd, was recently at the same place in singapore would his chinese counterpart, china denied him a meeting. the biden administration looking to reestablish regular channels of communication. also to express u.s. concerns on a number of fronts when it comes to global issues, the war in ukraine, regional issues, of course, taiwan, and bilateral issues. one of the issues that a senior administration official said would be critical in...
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. >> reporter: at a defense conference in singapore last week, lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. >> i have not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we've sent out messages and they've sent messages back and forth. so, there are some communications going back and forth, but we would like to have an opportunity to talk. and i think they would like to have an opportunity to talk. >> reporter: back in washington, milley spoke with senator tommy tuberville over the one-man blockade, a number that could triple by tend of summer and affect military readiness. >> it's a large number. and you figure each one is to replace somebody else, multiplied by three. so, you're really looking at potentially between 1,000, 2,000 officers are impacted. then most of them are married. now you're looking at about another 4,000 family members. >> this could be a backup of the whole system it sounds like. >> it is becoming a backup of the whole system. >> reporter: in congressional hearings, the chairman of jo
. >> reporter: at a defense conference in singapore last week, lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. >> i have not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we've sent out messages and they've sent messages back and forth. so, there are some communications going back and forth, but we would like to have an opportunity to talk. and i think they would like to have an opportunity to talk....
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. >> and a defense conference in singapore last, week defensive quarter lloyd austin only shook hands with the chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. billy hasn't spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i've not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart, talk to my previous counterpart, we have sent out, messages they have sent messages back, and for their icing we need commissions going back and forth but we would like to have an opportunity to talk, and i think they would like to have an opportunity to talk. >> back in washington, milley says he spoke with senator -- over a one-man blockade of 200 general officers, a number that could triple by the end of summer and affect military readiness. >> it is a large -- and then you figure that each one has to replace somebody, all somebody's gunther blaze that multiplied by three. so you are really looking at potentially somewhere between 1000 to 2000 officers who are impacted, mostly -- now looking at about another 4000 family members. >> this could be a backup of the whole system with sounds like? >> it is bec
. >> and a defense conference in singapore last, week defensive quarter lloyd austin only shook hands with the chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. billy hasn't spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i've not had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart, talk to my previous counterpart, we have sent out, messages they have sent messages back, and for their icing we need commissions going back and forth but we would like to have an opportunity to talk, and...
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defense secretary lloyd austin and his chinese counterpart at the security forum in singapore but not a sitdown at all? the u.s. has been saying, look, that is not even close to what we need. we want this dialogue back open after the spy balloon incident. what does this tell you, that this is all we got there? >> yeah. these are snubs, right? again, this is not the type of warm embrace you want to see between two nations that could have a confrontation very easily, as i mentioned with the miscalculation. you really do need to try to avoid this type of tension. you know, i think it's commendable there's an attempt by the u.s. now to try to ease tensions a bit, try to meet. you have the cia director over in china trying to maintain lines of communication. that stuff is essential. this public posturing is really unhelpful at a time in which you can really run into a difficult slippery slope. we had the cold war in which our sides were not speaking to one another, which opened the way for all sorts of difficulties and dangers. and in a very fast-paced world, in a news environment, news or
defense secretary lloyd austin and his chinese counterpart at the security forum in singapore but not a sitdown at all? the u.s. has been saying, look, that is not even close to what we need. we want this dialogue back open after the spy balloon incident. what does this tell you, that this is all we got there? >> yeah. these are snubs, right? again, this is not the type of warm embrace you want to see between two nations that could have a confrontation very easily, as i mentioned with the...
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from the taiwan strait to the south china sea to singapore, the u.s. and china seem to be spiraling closer to conflict. on saturday, a near-collision on the taiwan strait, the u.s. accused a chinese warship of cutting on of a u.s. navy destroyer. the u.s. says both ships came within 150 yards, less than 500 fifteenth, of each other. the u.s. deployer took emergency measures to avoid a collision, a close encounter u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin called extremely dangerous. >> i'm concerned about at some point having an incident that could very, very quickly spiral out of control. >> reporter: the pentagon says china rejected a proposed meeting with its defense minister, their only interaction, this brief handshake. the u.s. says they did not have a substantive exchange. general lee had plenty to say after the near-collision, blasting u.s. claims of a peaceful passage through the taiwan strait with the canadian warship. they are not here for peaceful passage, he says, they are here for provocation. tensions already high, getting even higher. just day
from the taiwan strait to the south china sea to singapore, the u.s. and china seem to be spiraling closer to conflict. on saturday, a near-collision on the taiwan strait, the u.s. accused a chinese warship of cutting on of a u.s. navy destroyer. the u.s. says both ships came within 150 yards, less than 500 fifteenth, of each other. the u.s. deployer took emergency measures to avoid a collision, a close encounter u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin called extremely dangerous. >> i'm...
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lloyd austin met briefly today with the chinese defense minister on the sidelines of a conference in singapore. the two defense chiefs, they shook hands. but the pentagon says no substantive issues were addressed. china has rejected a proposal from the united states for austin to formally meet with his chines chinese counterpart. you under the sensitivities around it. a handchic none the less. >> in mexico, a gruesome discovery. police have found 45 bags filled with body parts in a ravine in the western part of the country. authorities say that the human remains have the characteristics matching seven missing call center workers. those people disappeared two weeks ago. forensic experts are being brought in to determine the exact number of victims they have here and their identities. >>> prince harry returning to london next week to testify in a phone hacking trial. he's seeking damages from british newspaper publishers over allegations they spied on him. he and other plaintiffs are suing for unlawful gathering of information about their private lives. the publishing group claims some of the cl
lloyd austin met briefly today with the chinese defense minister on the sidelines of a conference in singapore. the two defense chiefs, they shook hands. but the pentagon says no substantive issues were addressed. china has rejected a proposal from the united states for austin to formally meet with his chines chinese counterpart. you under the sensitivities around it. a handchic none the less. >> in mexico, a gruesome discovery. police have found 45 bags filled with body parts in a ravine...
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earlier, defense secretary lloyd austin shared a chinese counterpart in singapore, even as beijing rejected a former meeting. also emphasized friday that he is ready for dialogue. >> the door is open, my phone line is open, and so they can pick up the phone at anytime. >> a senior white house official said dialogue is how much, or strong militaries interact. and the stakes are too high to avoid these critical lines of communication. but at the highest level of the military, austin has not met with his chinese counterpart in a year. blinken is now trying to thaw toes frosty relations as beijing maintains a deep distrust about washington's intentions for the region, and for china. >> the u.s. needs to respect china's core concerns, stop interfering in china's internal affairs, and stop undermining china's sovereignty, security, and development interests and the name of competition. >> the state departments that is not expecting a breakthrough from this visit, just a realistic approach to managing the competition of world powers in a responsible way. >> if we want to make sure, as we do, that
earlier, defense secretary lloyd austin shared a chinese counterpart in singapore, even as beijing rejected a former meeting. also emphasized friday that he is ready for dialogue. >> the door is open, my phone line is open, and so they can pick up the phone at anytime. >> a senior white house official said dialogue is how much, or strong militaries interact. and the stakes are too high to avoid these critical lines of communication. but at the highest level of the military, austin...
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defense secretary lloyd austin who was just at a defense conference in singapore did not meet with his chinese counterpart, even though bill burns was just in china, and there's another senior state department official there. but he emphasized the relationship between china and the u.s., the relationship between two great powers must not veer towards conflict. that's where the concern is. that is the import of making sure that there are different levels of dialogue and communication between beijing and washington to make sure the relationship stays in the realm of competition, even as the u.s. sees these as more aggressive encounters coming from the chinese military, whether it's the taiwan straight over this past weekend or just a couple of weeks ago over the south china sea. >> oren, thank you for the reporting, again. i can't wait to see the rest of the interview. you can see oren's exclusive interview with general milley, 4:00 p.m., "the lead with jake tapper" and "a.c. 360." >> and joining us now is jim sciutto. good morning. of course, you followed these developments very closely
defense secretary lloyd austin who was just at a defense conference in singapore did not meet with his chinese counterpart, even though bill burns was just in china, and there's another senior state department official there. but he emphasized the relationship between china and the u.s., the relationship between two great powers must not veer towards conflict. that's where the concern is. that is the import of making sure that there are different levels of dialogue and communication between...
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. >> but at a defense conference in singapore last week, defense secretary lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. milley has not spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i haven't had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we sent out messages, back and forth, there are some complications going back and forth. but we would like to have an opportunity to talk, and i think they would like to have an opportunity to talk. >> back in washington, milley says he spoke with senator tommy tuberville over a one-man blockade in the nomination of more than 200 general officers, a number that could trickle by the end of summer, and defect military readiness. >> it's a large number, and then, you figure that each one is to replace somebody else, and so, you multiply it by. three so, you're really looking at potentially, between 2000, 3000 officers impacted. and most of them are married, so now you're looking at about another 4000 family members. >> it's gonna be a backup of the whole system, it sound
. >> but at a defense conference in singapore last week, defense secretary lloyd austin only shook hands with his chinese counterpart, who refused a formal meeting. milley has not spoken to his counterpart in nearly eight months. >> i haven't had an opportunity to talk to my counterpart. i talked to my previous counterpart. we sent out messages, back and forth, there are some complications going back and forth. but we would like to have an opportunity to talk, and i think they would...
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defense lloyd austin tried to schedule a meeting with his chinese counterpart at a recent summit in singapore. the chinese turned that down. all secretary austin got was a handshake. there's been a flurry of recent reporting about chinese spying on the united states from cuba. so now we have secretary blinken going over there to beijing in a call between him and his counterpart just yesterday, however, we really got a sense of the tone. his counterpart, the foreign minister saying that the u.s. needs to stop interfering in internal affairs. there are a couple major subjects of course that blinken and the chinese officials will be really going after. taiwan, huge one. the chinese support for russia in the war in ukraine, another big one because the u.s. would like to see them supporting russia less. of course, there are a number of americans who have been detained wrongfully, the u.s. says, three of them in chinese prisons. and then the diplomats will try to encourage that conversation between the militaries as well. now, the state department has been trying to lower expectations, saying in di
defense lloyd austin tried to schedule a meeting with his chinese counterpart at a recent summit in singapore. the chinese turned that down. all secretary austin got was a handshake. there's been a flurry of recent reporting about chinese spying on the united states from cuba. so now we have secretary blinken going over there to beijing in a call between him and his counterpart just yesterday, however, we really got a sense of the tone. his counterpart, the foreign minister saying that the u.s....