85% of those are single men of military age, so the real question is what percentage of those are here on pla or prc orders to intense fire, as the i.c. says, efforts to interfere in the election? maria: and that is the former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe with me here last weekend on the startling number of military-aged chinese nationals illegally crossing the southern border with many more having evade ised apprehension and disappearing into the interior of the united states. what are they doing here? meanwhile in taiwan, a new president has been elected for the first time in eight years in a race china labeled as a choice between war and peace. chinese president xi jinping has labeled the incoming president an instigator of war as beijing continues to claim reunification is, quote, inevitable between china and taiwan. joining me right now is the chairman of the house select committee on the chinese communist party, congressman mike gallagher. thanks very much for being here. >> thanks for having me. maria: what is your reaction to