The White House said in a statement that the Chinese government briefed them on the meeting Tuesday.
Which part is connected "on"?
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What exactly is the source of your confusion? If I'm going to brief you on something, I'm going to provide you with a piece of important information pertaining to it. The preposition on is part of the phrase to brief someone on something. Do you understand?– Michael RybkinMar 28, 2018 at 2:16
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1I understand now :) (after you commentted)– ZhangMar 28, 2018 at 2:48
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In this case, "on" is equivalent to "about". It doesn't mean "above" or "on top of". It's an idiomatic usage.
Think of it like this: "The Chinese government briefed them." "On what did they brief them?" "On the meeting. They briefed them on the meeting."
