My assessment is that there have been nations that have severed relations with Taiwan but have not gone the other way.

I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review.

I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review.

I think Xi Jinping is an intelligent person, that military action is not the right path for him to consider for a lot of reasons.

I, for one, was surprised to see their treatment of Australia, for instance, and wondered how that could possibly be in their interest to offend a nation in their region as they did, obviously, a nation with which we have a close…

I would think that China's calculation about action of a hostile nature against Taiwan would encompass not just military might but also the response diplomatically of nations around the world, but also economic impact.

That is their objective.

They have done a number of things which have weakened, from my perspective, their ties with those nations.

My assessment is that there have been nations that have severed relations with Taiwan but have not gone the other way.

I am actually thinking about some of the more direct economic impact, for instance, anticipating that China relies on Taiwan, for instance, for semiconductor needs of various kinds.

It would seem that they are succeeding in that effort, and we are probably not being quite as effective.

I, for one, was surprised to see their treatment of Australia, for instance, and wondered how that could possibly be in their interest to offend a nation in their region as they did, obviously, a nation with which we have a close…

I am actually thinking about some of the more direct economic impact, for instance, anticipating that China relies on Taiwan, for instance, for semiconductor needs of various kinds.

I am confident in our standing in these regions and what we offer.

I appreciate the fact that you have given me a heads up on this already today privately that we are going to make progress on the demonstration of the U.S. strategy vis-a-vis China, and again, its intent is to not confront but to help…

It is important to have a strategy that goes beyond words.

They have done a number of things which have weakened, from my perspective, their ties with those nations.

I think Xi Jinping is an intelligent person, that military action is not the right path for him to consider for a lot of reasons.