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commitment to he spond militarily if china intervenes in taiwan. >> we agree with one china policy. we signed onto it and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force is taken by force is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in ukraine. >> cnn is live for us this morning in tokyo. hi, kevin. you know, the president catching some off dpafd with that commented on taiwan. what is the white house saying now? i know china has responses as well. >> yeah, some of the president's a...

about opportunity in ukraine. president biden shifting his warning about monkeypox as another possible case is being investigated in the united states. and a heart continue stopping rescue in california, a helicopter swoops in to save a man dangling from the side of a cliff. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is monday, may 23rd. this morning president biden is making unexpected headlines in tokyo, even his top aides were caught offguard by what he said. the president was asked if the united states would, quote, get involved militarily if china we...

region aimed at leveling the economic playing field with china but his remarks on taijuan garnered the most attention. president biden said the u.s. would respond military if china invaded taijuan. >> this morning, the white house is walking back those comments. a source familiar with the president's thinking tells me biden was speaking about providing weapons to taijuan, not putting u.s. forces into any conflict with china if it were to invade taijuan so similar to the position on ukraine. weapons, not forces. we'll have more on that in a moment. in switzerland, the ukrainian presid...

already from china. we'll have much more on that in just a moment. but we're also keeping an eye on the pentagon where in just minutes, top leaders will hold a press conference. this question of military intervention in taijuan, it's very likely to be raised. we'll bring that to you when it begins. president biden is also formally answering an indy pacific trade pact. a lot to get to this hour. let's get started. cnn's jeremy diamond is live in tokyo. jeremy, what are you hearing from administration, from the white house about the president's comments in taijuan? >> reporter: well,...

militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> that's the commitment we made. >> now, a white house official be the pentagon tried to walk back the president's comments, insisting the decades old policy of strategic ambiguity has not changed. but the defense secretary had a different explanation than the president when asked if biden's comments could mean putting troops on the ground. >> putting troops on the ground defend taiwan? >> our one china policy has not changed. we reiterated that policy in our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan stra...