we may elect regimes to not go down that path even though it may see a perceived advanta to you.it is robust but still voluntary. >> you talk about the example of biological weapons so it is our decision -- used as a ruse, their efforts in that area. i agree we should be pursuing all potential paths towards awareness of unintended consequences and medication strategies but we need to understand again that technological superiority does not equal national security, nor does development of treaties and agreements equally to that as well. i think the ultimate choice we have is an example of regulation, studies initially and hundreds of people dying per day from overdoses so there will always be the unintended consequence or misuse, intentional or not, it behooves us to think about and not being too satisfied with any arrangements we might be able to have. .. the were all so a huge proliferation of technology in the commercial doesn't help. some technologies are more amenable to this than others. but the ones that are not so amenable to the strategy should be that they, we are done.

and china are key areas of growth, your advanta-shanghai route -- atlanta-shanghai route restarts next month. what are your views on the tariff debate in washington, particularly as it relates to china, and how else could those tariffs impact delta? tariffs impacted is positively, seeing the administration speak out. us positively, seeing the administration speak out. i am not a tariff expert. trade wars and a terrace in general are not good for business. in general are not good for business. there are legitimate concerns that ought to be addressed. betweenpect to travel china and the u.s., it is growing in double digits. we have not seen any slowdown or pullback in any meaningful way as a result of some of the more recent headline news about pending tariff actions. if you see the cost of steel or comingm or commodities ick to impact us in some way, am not an international trade expert -- i am appreciative of what the administration dead to address our trade issue. did to address our trade issue. are you looking to expand your partnerships in china? we announced we just started flying