CBS News, we're looking at the two campaigns, binary choice, one way or another, within hours,

on foreign policy where the conflict is immediate.

Two wars in Eurasia, a possible third threatened all the time in East Asia.

Taiwan is the target, but it could easily involve Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia,

India. In other words, the Indo-Pacific would be in the fight pretty quickly if I understand

the alliance is now in place. Jeff, is there a major distinction between the two candidates

on with regard to defending

Taiwan from attack from the mainland we have a couple of minutes mr. Trump has said

very little about that miss Harris again appears to want to support the policies the

Biden administration has created I think the key of there John going to be, Mr. Biden very quietly created this

really strengthened series of alliances all across the region. For example, closer relations with

the South Koreans and signed the Washington Agreement with the South Koreans on closer relations

on the possible use of nuclear weapons,ced the Japanese dramatically expand their defense spending.

Now, whether a new Japanese government can continue that or not, again, remains to be seen.

Coordinated trilateral meetings between the leadership of Japan, Korea, and the United States,

which were truly extraordinary, expanded our facilities in places like Guam and Okinawa,

has now just announced a $2 billion arm sale to Taiwan,

much of the chagrin of Beijing,

expanded base agreements with the Philippines,

and of course signed the agreement called Ocas with the Australians,

as well as trying to improve relations between the United States and India.

All of those efforts, I'm sure, were noticed by Beijing as a suggestion of bringing, if you will,

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