Are you optimistic that we can avoid hostility, greater hostility with China? Especially anything that would turn to military intervention, that would require military intervention? We finally got it right with respect to our Asia Pacific island nation partners. And it was such a high leverage, low cost thing to do. It had to do with physically showing up. It had to do with relatively small investments. (26:29–26:38)
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Asserts that the U.S. has successfully improved relations with Asia Pacific island nation partners.
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