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The Iranians are playing for time. They're being encouraged by the Chinese and the Pakistanis to approach the United States to promote negotiations. But at the same time, China is enabling this conflict by its supply of strategic information, satellite data and the long buildup of components to build the drones and even the ballistic missiles that are carrying out the strikes that you just reported. On that China point, among the many mediators, Pakistan reportedly pushed for a ceasefire at the request of China. Now this comes as U.S. officials, including President Trump, say any aid China has provided Iran has been ineffective. And like the president has said before, China needs the street open a lot more than the U.S. How badly does China want the conflict to end? I don't think they do, Tiffany. I think they are very much enjoying that the United States is involved in a conflict, largely of their making. Iran's nuclear program has been supported indirectly, directly and funded indirectly by China for decades. The Chinese want us to waste our munitions so that they can ratchet up tensions in the Pacific, in the South China Sea, like they've been doing for the last several months. And of course, to prepare for a final showdown over the future of the democracy on Taiwan. And Rick, I wanna shift gears a little bit here because a Fox analysis of federal records shows a broad push by the Chinese Communist Party to influence U.S. policy, public opinion, commercial decisions, and a lot more. Now this is based on the official Chinese regime linked entities that have registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. And we know from federal charges in recent years that there is a lot, of course, more unregistered and therefore illegal activity happening. How concerning is this? Well, it's very concerning, Tiffany. Since the late 1980s, China has built circles of influence in all of America's state capitals, in addition to the wide influence they exercise in Washington, D.C., largely through legal means. They are basically exercising the same rights that Americans have. Yes, there are laws that require companies to register if they're lobbying for China. And of course, Chinese firms have to register as well. But this is all governed by a legal structure. What's really, really concerning, Tiffany, is that China can fund and advance all of this activity in pursuit of their interests in the United States of America. But the United States of America cannot pursue the same kind of activities in the same kind of influence in China without the risk of broad arrest, censure. The Chinese Communist Party just doesn't allow this to happen. And so there is a fundamental asymmetry in our relationship with China. China gets to use our freedoms against us, whereas we have no access to Chinese society in a way that allows us to pursue our interests, even a fraction of the degree to which China does so in our country. And given what you just laid out there in terms of accountability or pushing back against that, what actions could we see from the U.S.? Well, initially, the best defense is exposure. Americans simply are not aware of the companies that promote Chinese interest, the think tanks that are funded, the universities that receive money from Chinese entities, many of them linked to the military, Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army. Exposing these linkages is the first line of defense. And then constraining their activities is essential. We have, what, 200,000, 300,000 Chinese students in the United States, most of them pursuing STEM degrees. Most of these individuals receive very valuable degrees. They go back to China. They join military-affiliated companies, and they help make weapons. We have to decide. Do we want our university sector to be open to the people that are building the military that wants to dominate us and eventually take away our freedoms? A lot to launch here, for sure. Rick Fischer, as always, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. ♪♪