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Transcript/ScriptUS – CHINA TV
HEADLINE: Taiwan Looms Over Biden-Xi Call
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PUBLISHED AT: Friday, 07/29/2022 at 00:01 EDT
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
CONTRIBUTOR: Anita Powell
DATELINE: White House
SCRIPT EDITORS: cobus, jepsen
PRODUCER: Bakhtiyar Zamanov
VIDEO SOURCES: AFP, Reuters, AP, Zoom
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TRT: 1:58
VID APPROVED BY: pcd
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[[U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping spoke at length Thursday morning amid tension over a potential visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, something Beijing has warned would “face firm countermeasures.” White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.]]
((Taiwan military drills, AFP V000_32FG7KC))
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As Taiwan held its annual military exercises, simulating actions should Beijing invade, President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s held a call,
((GFX/ stills of Biden and Xi))
their fifth since Biden took office last year.
((Radio track: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre))
((Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary))
“They exchange[d] views on Russia's war in Ukraine and the global impact it is having. And then on Taiwan, President Biden underscored that the United States policy has not changed and that the United States strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”
((NARRATOR))
Officials would not say whether the call lowered bilateral tensions, and both sides provided limited information.
((Radio track: Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute))
((Robert Daly, Wilson Center)) ((Mandatory cg ZOOM))
“Both Washington and Beijing in their public presentations of these meetings, always describe what they said. Neither side ever describes what it heard, which is arguably more important. It appears that they're hearing very little.”
((Taiwan air raid, AP 4390020))
((NARRATOR))
But Taiwan is a major focus. Taipei has staged air raid drills as concerns mount over tensions triggered by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unconfirmed plans to visit the island, that Beijing considers its breakaway province.
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((Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Speaker))
“I think that it's important for us to show support for Taiwan. I also think that we have … none of us has ever said we're for independence when it comes to Taiwan. That's up to Taiwan to decide.”
((Spox walk in, AFP V001_32FK274))
((NARRATOR))
Beijing has repeatedly warned it will respond forcefully.
((Radio track: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian))
((AFP V001_32FK274))
((Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry))
“If the U.S. pushes ahead and challenges China's bottom line, it will inevitably face firm countermeasures. The U.S. side will bear all the consequences arising therefrom."
((Congress b-roll, Various electronics, AFP V000_1W00WU))
((NARRATOR))
Beijing also criticized the CHIPS Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday. The legislation will boost U.S. semiconductor production, fund manufacturing and scientific research to increase American competitive
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)the White House
Embargo DateJuly 28, 2022 23:42 EDT
Byline((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News)
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
