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Possible and the president's comments yesterday about walking away from it are perfectly consistent with finding a compromise that again preserves checks and balances in israel. >> in terms of potential conversation between presidents biden and xi, we go back and forth about the last several weeks. i think the concern at this point is that in the months ahead potential irritant, whether perceived or real that are only going to make it more unlikely. do you still feel it's something that could happen on the near term or something pushed off indefinitely? >> i would not agree with your assumptio...

Regards with respect to china in the wake of them flying this spy balloon over the continental united states. and certainly as we watch as they continue to try to grow closer to russia. that said, nothing has changed. even with all this tension, nothing has changed about the president's intentions to make this about competition and not conflict. does not believe a conflict with china is inevitable, certainly not imminent and absolutely not in our best interest or the best interest of the chinese people. so, we're going to keep working at this, the president wants to keep the lines of communica...

About china's behavior particularly their coercive and aggressive behavior but other areas we believe there is room for cooperation. you have to keep the lines of communication open. >> dana: does that present a good point, it is important to have lines of communication be open. the spy balloon. you couldn't get an answer out of china. >> this is pretty typical of this administration putting process over substance. the ability to make a phone call as opposed to the ability to change the chinese communist party's behavior against the united states. a couple things we should think of. one, clear...

>> all right. so, on the communications, hang on -- i want to write this down. you have heard the president say this himself, he wants to have another conversation with president xi, and he'll do that. we'll do that at the most appropriate time. i don't have a call on the schedule to speak to but it's important that we keep those lines of communication open, particularly now when tensions are so high. that's why we still want to get secretary blinken back to beijing. that visit was postponed, it was not canceled, and we are still hopeful we can get that back on the calendar. as a matter of fac...

Arrived at the scene of the crash site, about 80 miles southwest of crimea. the u.s. has downplayed the significance of what might be received. first, they wiped or erased the sensitive information before it crashed, and second, it crashed. there's not an actual drone sitting there waiting for the russians to pick it up. >> at best, symbolic propaganda for the russians if they're able to capture it. jeremy, what more are we hearing from the white house? we heard from the military officials yesterday, both the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs saying this is why it's important ...