 He was Secretary of State Antony Blinken, his advice Chinese leaders to think carefully about their actions towards Taiwan, warning of terrible consequences if China precipitates a crisis across Taiwan strait. In an interview, Blinken addressed multiple foreign policy challenges facing the administration of President Joe Biden, including faltering efforts to repair the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Russia's military buildup near Ukraine and the spiral in conflict in Ethiopia. Most accused may be China's increasingly aggressive posture towards Taiwan, which Ben Jean claims as its territory. Taiwan's Defence Minister had said tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, adding that China will be capable of mounting a full-scale invasion by 2025. Just if China was going to invade Taiwan, Blinken said that that will be a potentially disastrous decision, repeating Washington's position that it is resolutely committed to making sure Taiwan has the means to defend itself. I have to ask you the same question. Is China going to invade Taiwan? Well, I think that would be a potentially disastrous decision. The short answer is this. We've been able over the last 40-plus years to manage this question and manage it effectively in a way that's allowed remarkable progress for the people of Taiwan, a strong democracy, a strong economy, an innovative country that has a lot to contribute to the world, and done it in a way that has also maintained important stability in the relationship between the United States and China, grounded in the One China policy, which we continue to adhere to. You say and have said that the U.S. will defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion, but do you commit to sending in U.S. military forces? We've been very clear and consistently clear over many years that we are committed to making sure that Taiwan has the means to defend itself. And whether that's in defense articles and in services, we will continue to make good on that.