commitments of the taiwan relations act to support taiwan s ability to defend itself while also maintaining our capacity to resist any resort to force that would jeopardize the security of the people of taiwan. now, we re working to bolster deterrence and not seeking to change the status the quo. as president biden told president xi last month, we share a profound global responsibility to insure that the competition between our countries does the not veer into conflict whether intended or unintended. and we re going to stick to what president biden calls simple, straightforward competition. yes, we have real differences both over interests and values. but the way that you manage them