Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the unanimous consent, everyone.
It is an excellent point that we do need to listen to those people who are in the region. However, one worry with regard to the geopolitical situation is what you said, Mr. Miller, about the energy security and how that ties into what is happening with energy, security and the weaponization of energy with the war on Ukraine.
We did see Chancellor Scholz go to China recently, and he did speak about Taiwan. He cautioned the Chinese government against escalations in Taiwan.
I do wonder what you feel the implications are of the war in Ukraine and how the Chinese government sees what is happening there with regard to what is happening in Taiwan. Does that gives them a feeling of security to escalate? Does that makes them think that perhaps the world's attention is diverted elsewhere?
Perhaps you can comment on that.