Kris Armstrong and her then-husband.

that has to take place at the very top so the stakes really just couldnt be higher.(Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP.

said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.Biden and Xi also had what the senior administration official described as a substantial exchange about Taiwan.if in fact the Chinese people.

Biden said there is no substitute for face-to-face discussions.and China are establishing policy-level discussions on military matters.

and this is critically important.

At the top of their conversation.commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea [South Korea] and Japan remains ironclad.

and the regime often tests new and sitting U.with an update expected in the coming weeks.

Since North Koreas ballistic missile is a definite violation of U.the Biden administration is forced to answer the North Korean provocation.