So I spent time and traveled to Vietnam, to Singapore, to South Korea, to Indonesia, to Japan. Why did I go to those places and have multiple meetings with those leaders? Because China is attempting to influence that whole region of the world which we have a direct connection to. California is right in the Pacific, right. 40 million people. We have a direct interest in what happens in that region. So we need to be present. (28:42–28:50)
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Asserts that China is trying to influence the Indo-Pacific region.
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