chinese. have a political establishment in taipei trying to establish political ties with beijing, most peoplee island don't want that. they believe they are not chinese and they don't want to be part of the people's republic. we see closer economic integration, but at the same time, we see geopolitics. they are probably owing apart and will probably do that more so because of these economic ties. >> in china, the political winds seem to favor the president over their premiere. can you explain that? >> normally, the premier is the economic czar. users possible for implementing policy -- he is responsible for implementing policy and setting it. what we're starting to see is the general secretary of the party and president of the economically taking reins and the premier, who is a reformist, is being marginalized. if this continues, this is not a good sign because he is consolidating much too much power. he is an nationalist and that is causing some problems. political disarray in china is leading the country into directions that are troubling. >> thank you very much for joining me. gordon chang