Report from (Ret) John Mills at DPP Rally, Presidential Palace, Taipei, Taiwan. An estimated 100,000 in attendance. January 11, 2024. During my time in Government, I twice had an encounter with a former Director of National Intelligence who made an odd comment. On both occasions, he said, “Taiwan is definitely going back to China,” as if Taiwan was anyone’s to give away. On both occasions, I stopped him and corrected him that such a statement was nowhere in U.S. Law nor even stated policy. Both times he retreated and attempted to clarify himself. I had great respect for him and had once received a rare award from him and found these very odd statements, especially the second time a year later when he made the same strong assertion again.