I will here attempt to explain some of Colby's comments for the benefit of the average reader, because Colby has been studying these things for many years and his commentary can be a bit advanced and esoteric for the casual punditry consumer.

"The analogy I use is... Taiwan is like a man with a cut in the ocean, and China is like a great white shark, and America is like a man in a boat," Colby said in the interview.

"The problem is once that great white shark starts moving, you got no time," added Colby. "You're done. You know, if you're not already by the side of the boat, right? Because it's a great white shark."