And if that's the case, how do you think that the United States allies and partners should effectively respond? Or if not respond, at least prevent or handicap? Thank you. Yeah, I think The last two decades has essentially been a coexist strategy where we have assumed benign intentionality for the most part. And as a consequence, factually, we're behind from a leadership standpoint. In technology, we're threatened in the South China Sea by, by a significant military capability. (38:02–38:17)
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Asserts that U.S. policy towards China has been based on assuming benign intentions for the last two decades.
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