president biden to state publicly that the united states will defend taiwan and offer a mutual defense treaty. the other thing that we can do is establish closer relationships with taipei. the japanese prime minister going to australia to sign a reciprocal access agreement which is a military treaty everybody knows that that is directed against china. it is meant to protect taiwan the region can come together under the leadership of the united states but if beijing thinks the united states is vacillated which has been under biden that could lead the chinese to adventurism which is what the taiwan president said at the new year s address. in the 30 seconds or so that we have left what is the message from the u.s. state department that s important as well while biden might not have a strong message it s up to anthony blinken to layout the clear american perspective in this instance. he would help the secretary of state blinken would do that but he really has not. he sometimes had str