US ambassador to China discusses struggle to improve relations with Beijing

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was in the room this week when Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In the first part of our discussion with Amb. Burns, he speaks with The World’s host Marco Werman about Taiwan, Ukraine and why US and Chinese military leaders have stopped talking to one another.

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