facing in finding the vessel? reporter: jake, we just had an update from the u.s. coast guard. they confirmed how difficult this is. remember, you said about 12,000 feet. they confirmed it could be that far down in terms of the deep ocean search they have to conduct here. almost two and a half miles. they have three to four assets in the air and sea searching. the problem is that the coast guard admits, this is what they call a remote area. they re going to muster as many resources as they can and it includes commercial vessels. he was clear, as of right now while they re putting listening devices on the surface of the water to hear anything, they are relying on more resources being deployed, perhaps as well by the canadian military in the coming hours so they can launch a rescue mission in what we call a deep sea mission rescue. this will be quite difficult. he s saying they could have come closer to the surface, but the area they ve got to search is so large. they lost co
the u.s. sharply deteriorated at the end of the trump administration. china s been taking advantage of the united states for a long time. since then they ve only gotten worse. the biggest flash point, the self-governing island of taiwan which china claims as its own. beijing regularly deploys warplanes and warships around taiwan while accusing washington of stoking the fires of the island independents. in november, president biden met with xi in bali to rescue this vital relationship. we are going to compete vigorously but i am not looking for conflict, and looking to manage this competition responsibly. but any goodwill generated quickly shattered by the appearance of a giant chinese surveillance balloon over the u.s. in february. u.s. warplanes shut down. meanwhile, beijing complaints claims u.s. moves like a ban on the sale semiconductors are aimed at constraining set
time. reporter: since then, they ve only gotten worse. the flash point, the self-governing island of taiwan. beijing regularly deplores warships around taiwan, while accusing washington of stoking the fires of the island s independence. in november president biden met with xi in bali to rescue this vital relationship. we ll compete vigorously, but i m not looking for conflict. i m looking to manage this responsibly. reporter: any goodwill generated shattered by experience of a giant chinese surveillance balloon over the u.s. in february. u.s. war planes shot it down. beijing says the united states moves are aimed at constraining china s rise. it s about not trying to cut off, eliminate, hinder economic