maria: yeah, it's a great point because china reiterates all the time that it wants to see the reunification of taiwan. we're watching that story closely. markius, it's great to catch up with you. thanks so much for being here. >> thank you. maria: we'll see you soon, mark. thank you. giving china a break, the biden administration postponing a ban on trading companies linked to the chinese military. we are going to talk about that coming up. senator marco rubio on the thinking behind this and the threat to business. stay with us. >> the chinese have figured out how to influence our system, and this is typical of what's been going on in this country for the last 20 years. it didn't happen for the last 4, and it's bad for america and american investment funds helping to finance and grow chinese companies linked to the chinese military so they can grow in their capabilities to one lately, it's been hard to think about the future. but thinking about the future, is human nature. ♪♪ at edward jones, our 19,000 financial advisors listen and work with you to create personalized investment strategies to help you get back to drafting dreams and buildi