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News Wrap: Blinken visits China for talks aimed at stabilizing relations

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Blinken arrived in China for three days of talks aimed at stabilizing relations, Hamas released video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage who was abducted on Oct. 7, Arizona's Republican-led House voted to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions and the Biden administration issued new protections for airline travelers. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

In the day's other headlines, President Biden signed into law a massive foreign aid package after months of delay amid Republican opposition.

0:08.0

The $95 billion measure includes assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

0:13.4

President Biden celebrated the achievement today

0:15.8

at the White House saying it was long overdue.

0:19.4

It was a difficult path.

0:21.2

It should have been easier and it should have gotten there sooner. But in the end, we did

0:25.5

what America always does. We rose to the moment and came together and we got it done.

0:31.5

President Biden said they'll send the first shipment of new aid to Ukraine in the quote next few hours.

0:38.0

That initial $1 billion package is expected to include air defense capabilities, armored vehicles, and artillery rounds.

0:45.8

Ukrainian President Loldemir Salinsky thanked U.S. lawmakers for approving the broader

0:50.5

61 billion dollar aid package for his country.

0:53.8

He said, quote, this vote reinforces America's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the

0:59.4

free world.

1:00.8

That comes as Ukraine for the first time used long-range ballistic missiles the US

1:05.6

secretly sent them to strike Russian forces. The weapons can travel nearly twice

1:10.2

as far as their mid-range versions.

1:13.3

Meanwhile, officials in China

1:14.8

are condemning the new US assistance to Taiwan.

1:18.0

They say the move pushes the self-governing island

1:20.5

into, quote, dangerous situation.

1:23.0

Taiwan has here

1:24.0

one made a long run her.

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