china calls it a breakaway province. if the u.s. military is here that is potentially very provocative. i don't think the president was expecting that question which is stunning to me because she'll prepare 68 drafts for a speech like the one she gave for taiwan national day a week ago. she had a stack of notes before the interview but as we talked she put the notes aside and i think she spoke more candidly and frankly about the situation here than she ever has publicly before. she said the threat from china is growing every single day and that, you know, she knows, is well aware there are chinese missiles pointed right now at taipei that could arrive in a matter of minutes if a conflict broke out. you have this small island, relatively small military, beijing is spending 15 times what taiwan does on defense. they have a 2 million strong military. they just tested what is believed to be a hypersonic weapon. she says this is not a time to back down but for the taiwanese