RUSH TRANSCRIPT Charles Edward ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ me hudson institute senior ░░░░░░░░ Rebecca heinrichs Rebecca what ░░░░░░░░ accomplished during this call ░░░░░░░░ your mind was there ░░░░░░░░ quote unquote winner A ░░░░░░░░ ahead of xi xinping ░░░░░░░░ of the optics he ░░░░░░░░ serious came with a ░░░░░░░░ with China getting certain ░░░░░░░░ out of President Biden ░░░░░░░░ Biden was smiley toothy ░░░░░░░░ all the images Charles ░░░░░░░░ was a bad look ░░░░░░░░ the president and then ░░░░░░░░ went into this conversation ░░░░░░░░ course behind closed doors ░░░░░░░░ didn t get to ░░░░░░░░ but I looked over ░░░░░░░░ readout I heard the ░░░░░░░░ conference was had with ░░░░░░░░ and the President Biden ░░░░░░░░ not come off as ░░░░░░░░ There was a Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ and forth and essentially ░░░░░░░░ xinping made it clear ░░░░░░░░ he thought was important ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan where President Biden ░░░░░░░░ we can know this ░░░░░░░░ support a one China ░░░░░░░░ but of course we ░░░░░░░░ very different understanding about ░░░░░░░░ one China policy We ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan to be autonomous ░░░░░░░░ and free and a ░░░░░░░░ nation and of course ░░░░░░░░ xinping believes Taiwan is ░░░░░░░░ of mainland China and ░░░░░░░░ be under Chinese communist ░░░░░░░░ Charles so that point ░░░░░░░░ ve been reading pretty ░░░░░░░░ stories the final nail ░░░░░░░░ being driven into democracy ░░░░░░░░ Hong Kong That suggests ░░░░░░░░ that will be the ░░░░░░░░ in Taiwan I don ░░░░░░░░ know a lot of ░░░░░░░░ knew we didn t ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan independence They will ░░░░░░░░ in a state of ░░░░░░░░ in my mind ultimately ░░░░░░░░ them vulnerable It does ░░░░░░░░ them vulnerable Taiwan has ░░░░░░░░ a democratic independent governing ░░░░░░░░ island for many years ░░░░░░░░ have continually vote for ░░░░░░░░ democracy They don t ░░░░░░░░ to be part of ░░░░░░░░ Chinese communist party That ░░░░░░░░ what we kind of ░░░░░░░░ as the unsinkable aircraft ░░░░░░░░ A little democratic nation ░░░░░░░░ the United States allies ░░░░░░░░ If we lose that ░░░░░░░░ China that would be ░░░░░░░░ end of the U ░░░░░░░░ led world order Charles ░░░░░░░░ me say one more ░░░░░░░░ about that I like ░░░░░░░░ reporter s characterization what ░░░░░░░░ noted about this It ░░░░░░░░ seem like the two ░░░░░░░░ were on the same ░░░░░░░░ field or on the ░░░░░░░░ plane rather We should ░░░░░░░░ fight for quality We ░░░░░░░░ a U S led ░░░░░░░░ We do not want ░░░░░░░░ be sharing who is ░░░░░░░░ the rules with the ░░░░░░░░ communist party They are ░░░░░░░░ different understanding on censorship ░░░░░░░░ of law sovereignty nonaggression ░░░░░░░░ China and so it ░░░░░░░░ disquieting whenever you see ░░░░░░░░ like President Biden essentially ░░░░░░░░ as a equal rather ░░░░░░░░ a leader in a ░░░░░░░░ position over the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ parties leader Charles if ░░░░░░░░ is disquieting America giving ░░░░░░░░ advantages over fossil fuels ░░░░░░░░ the technology we created ░░░░░░░░ become energy independent so ░░░░░░░░ adhere some sort of ░░░░░░░░ on climate change I ░░░░░░░░ about the final nail ░░░░░░░░ the coffin for democracy ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan would that be ░░░░░░░░ final nail in the ░░░░░░░░ for us ceding the ░░░░░░░░ spot Forget about equals ░░░░░░░░ like we ll cede ░░░░░░░░ top spot to communist ░░░░░░░░ That is the thing ░░░░░░░░ President Biden continues to ░░░░░░░░ we ll continue to ░░░░░░░░ for U S Values ░░░░░░░░ to push our interests ░░░░░░░░ more quiet on military ░░░░░░░░ of the tension with ░░░░░░░░ because John Kerry wants ░░░░░░░░ highlight climate change The ░░░░░░░░ communist party is not ░░░░░░░░ in climate change They ░░░░░░░░ trying to supplant the ░░░░░░░░ States If the United ░░░░░░░░ is cared about climate ░░░░░░░░ why didn t he ░░░░░░░░ up a Russia sent ░░░░░░░░ a missile to knock ░░░░░░░░ a satellite and nearly ░░░░░░░░ our International Space Station ░░░░░░░░ major problem That wasn ░░░░░░░░ even brought up Why ░░░░░░░░ doesn t Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the confidence to say ░░░░░░░░ m the leader of ░░░░░░░░ free world and leader ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ will be telling the ░░░░░░░░ of the Chinese communist ░░░░░░░░ what we should be ░░░░░░░░ and what he should ░░░░░░░░ doing and putting pressure ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government That ░░░░░░░░ t brought up We ░░░░░░░░ away from all the ░░░░░░░░ controversial things that would ░░░░░░░░ great meaning to the ░░░░░░░░ States Charles you know ░░░░░░░░ hate to say it ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and topics with this ░░░░░░░░ I feel they often ░░░░░░░░ of check the box ░░░░░░░░ say okay we did ░░░░░░░░ Whether visiting the border ░░░░░░░░ takes them a long ░░░░░░░░ to do it When ░░░░░░░░ do it feels halfhearted ░░░░░░░░ checked the box moved ░░░░░░░░ to things that are ░░░░░░░░ more interested in Rebecca ░░░░░░░░ love to have you ░░░░░░░░ you very much Maybe ░░░░░░░░ time we get a ░░░░░░░░ tougher Maybe All right ░░░░░░░░