and earlier i spoke to dr. aaron freeburg, he's a professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university. i asked him about president biden's comments on taiwan and what they mean for us china relations. i don't think that a president binds comment was a, a gas fuse. now said this, i think 4 times in the last several months. but it also doesn't represent a change in policy. the united states supports the maintenance of the status quo. us doesn't support taiwan independence, but it also opposes and a use of force to try to resolve the issue between the mainland china. so really what the president is doing is stating a fact if china uses force against taiwan, united states would respond. it's not a fundamental change in policy. it's a really ration of, or a reality. what a u. s. military involvement in taiwan look like. in part, we see already efforts by the united states and this has been ongoing for, for years, but intensified to help taiwan strengthen its own capacity for self defense. that 1st and foremost, but also the united states is doing things along with its