But I would note China invests in things that are going to help China down the road.

I believe Utah's farmers and ranchers have cared for this land for generations and generations.

That is their objective.

I think it sends a signal to would be aggressors around the world of all kinds that we will stand by our commitments and that we honor and respect the rights of democratic people to retain their freedoms and their vision for their own…

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…

The rule literally says renewable supersedes conservation as a use, and conservation can supersede recreation.

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.

Let me remind everybody. I know I say this a lot, I just don't think it sinks in. Utah is 66 percent owned by the Federal Government.

We do love your BLM staff on the ground. They are good people. They integrate into the community, so they understand the community needs.

I think it sends a signal to would be aggressors around the world of all kinds that we will stand by our commitments and that we honor and respect the rights of democratic people to retain their freedoms and their vision for their own…

It is, I think, apparent to everyone that China goes to great lengths to try and convince other countries to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

But what are the other dimensions do you think of that key strategy?

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 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.

We stand for peace, stability----

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…

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