00:00Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?
00:07You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a, this is of
00:21course a very long-standing policy of the United States.
00:28And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to
00:34that point.
00:34And we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions
00:42to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise.
00:47Ambassador?
00:48Well, I mean, obviously that's, would be the president's prerogative as to what, how to deploy our, you know, our
00:55military.
00:56I would just say that we have to deter and defend like we do here on the European continent.
01:03And most importantly, and I think one of the things that President Trump was able to accomplish by having NATO
01:11agree to 5% of GDP on defense and defense-related items is ultimately, that's now the international standard.
01:20That's the, the Koreans are planning to move out on that.
01:23We expect others in the Pacific to, to commit to that new global standard that we, you know, set at
01:31The Hague last, last year.
01:33But ultimately, you know, sort of the, the plans to, to defend Taiwan and, you know, the president's trade space,
01:40I think, you know, for any administration, especially this administration, needs to be as broad as possible to manage, you
01:47know, that risk.
01:47And, and, and as a lawyer, I learned long ago, not to play, play hypotheticals either.
01:52I mean, if you, if you talk about foreign policy, you're in the hypothetical business.
01:56Yes.
01:57Governor?
01:58Contingency business.
01:59Contingency business.
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