00:00A top Kuomintang official is walking back remarks made about the director of AIT,
00:05the U.S.'s de facto embassy in Taiwan, after saying the role was, quote,
00:10only slightly higher than that of a section chief.
00:12Shao spoke after the U.S. State Department pushed back on his comments,
00:34saying the AIT director is the Secretary of State's representative in Taiwan,
00:38the U.S.'s top diplomat here.
00:40Shao said he meant no disrespect for AIT director Raymond Green,
00:44who expressed support for a special defense budget.
00:47Shao said he was only seeking to express Taiwanese people's concerns over U.S. arms purchases.
00:53He also denied reports confirming KMT Chair Zhengli Wen's visit to Beijing.
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