"2" . _:vb7074928 "2023 February 10, Vivian Wang, \u201CChina, Still Trying to Play Down Balloon, Finds It\u2019s Getting Harder to Do\u201D, in The New York Times\u200E[1], \u2192ISSN:"@en . _:vb7074928 . _:vb7074926 "His [George W. Bush's] remarks came after Britain offered a diplomatic olive branch to Iran earlier in the day to try to secure an early release of the prisoners."@en . . _:vb7074928 "Beijing has offered some olive branches. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said China would welcome a visit from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in response to Ms. Yellen\u2019s statement earlier this week that she still hoped to go."@en . _:vb7074927 "2017 March 1, Anthony Zurcher, \u201CTrump addresses Congress: A kinder, gentler president\u201D, in BBC News\u200E[1], archived from the original on 5 June 2017:"@en . _:vb7074926 . _:vb7074927 . _:vb7074925 "(figuratively) Any symbol of peace, or a peace offering to an adversary to show goodwill and in the hope of securing peace."@en . _:vb7074925 . _:vb7074926 "2007 April 1, Ned Temko, Mark Townsend, Jason Burke, \u201CIran snubs UK olive branch: George Bush denounces capture and calls for hostages to be freed\u201D, in The Observer\u200E[1], London, archived from the original on 3 October 2014:"@en . _:vb7074927 "On immigration in particular, the change of tone was jarring, even from within the speech itself. Amidst warning of the threats posed by illegal immigration to jobs and safety, the president [Donald Trump] seemingly extended an olive branch to his opponents."@en .