though to the extent to which you're unambiguous, and saying yes we will fight to protect taiwan, and by the way in that interview, president biden went on to say that the taiwanese solely have in their hands the notion of whether they will declare full independence, which technically maybe true, but again, as a provocative act, to mineland china, and we don't want to see war over taiwan. that's the purpose of our foreign policy. >> so china is clearly looking, they will say they will establish a formal complaint about what the president had to say, but it seems as though china is looking very closely at what's going on in russia's invasion of ukraine, and i'm joust wondering, general, what do you think taiwan is looking for right now, when they hear the president over and over