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made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region. >> now, those comments were a deviation from the standard strat stra strategic from the administration and it caught them off guard. they said the stance on china and taiwan has not changed but some of the president's own aides tell cnn they did not expect him to be so kquiv cool n the topic. china did not like these comments. what was their response? >> reporter: alison, there's no question that beijing has been watching president biden's tr...

Respond to this statement from the chinese spokesperson. the president did not engage, but, alison, even after that sort of clarification attempt from the white house, all in all what this trip has shown is that the u.s. is taking a much more aggressive stance on china, both on the military front and then on the economic front as well. >> and m.j., in some ways these comments overshadowed president biden's announcement of this new trade pact to counter china's influence. >> reporter: that's right. i mean, it certainly did sort of consume the headlines on a day when the president was keen to un...