And the issue closest to the hearts of hardliners on both sides is Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army now has hundreds of missiles lined up on China's south-east coast opposite Taiwan. From Washington, Craig McMurtrie reports on the next looming crisis in Sino-American relations. It's my honour to welcome our distinguished guest from China.
China is a great country.
And before I introduce our distinguished guest, I do want to say how much I'm looking forward to going to China. I will be going next fall. Behind the pleasantries, the Vice-Premier's mission in Washington was to warn the American against selling arms to Taiwan. It was already a high-octane issue. And then two military aircraft collided and a US spy plane wound up on Chinese soil.