Allow them to take taiwan, significant consumer semiconductor dominance is the coercive economic power we have, where they have greater economic coercive power if they dominate taiwan given the sheer volume of trade to the indo pacific region. we need to do a better job defending taiwan and explain why that is important. we have many interests, and unable to pursue our treaty commitment to countries like japan and the philippines. this is lifelong ambition. it makes a move in 2025-27-28. each day you should look across the strait and say today is not the day. paul: you mentioned the chinese economy. huge youth unemployment numbers, the declining growth. what do you think the us should