First, an orbiting American spacecraft is swallowed by a mysterious rocket. Second, American and Russian diplomats argue over the origin of the assailing spacecraft. The Americans think the Russians were at fault and threaten war over any more interference. Cut to James Bond in bed with a Chinese girl. She crosses the room and presses a button that folds the bed into the wall.
Several men burst through the door and shoot through the bed.
He'd have wanted it that way. Here's the first example of the only 007 can save us now teasers. Then we're thrown a curve ball as Bond is supposedly shot to death before he can do anything helpful. This one gets a low rating on the excitement scale, but it's important as the first step in building Bond up as a world-saver. Additionally, this sequence marks the trend toward story-oriented teaser sequences and away from irrelevant action.