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I only need an introduction , but 

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academic business and government 

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experience and accomplishments . Marcus 

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Per graduated from the U . S military 

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Academy here and an M A from the John F . 

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Kennedy School of Government at Harvard 

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University . A PhD from George 

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Washington University , he served in 

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the 101st Airborne Division and 

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retired from the U . S Army in 2000 and 

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seven . He worked as an adviser to send 

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a Chuck Hagel , a person I knew very 

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well because it was with Senator Chuck 

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Hagel that I first designed the idea of 

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an Asia security summit in 2000 and one 

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and proposed to him that the United 

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States take a leading role in it . And 

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that project ultimately became what is 

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now known as the Shangrila dialogue . 

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Marquez Per worked at the Heritage 

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Foundation . He was the vice president 

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of the Raytheon Corporation , secretary 

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of the Army , and in July last year 

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became secretary off defense . Now , 

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normally , the United States secretary 

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of Defense makes a major annual 

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statement at the double double s 

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Cingular dialogue . Unfortunately , the 

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double I double s in consultation with 

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our host country . Singapore decided 

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that we could not convene the Cingular 

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dialogue this year owing to the global 

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pandemic . And we are working hard 

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already towards the 2021 foolish 

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inform on the 2021 Shangla 

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dialogue . Now this presentation 

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technically isn't part of the Shangri 

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La dialogue process which is a face to 

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these circumstances , the secretary 

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asked us for this virtual platform to 

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lay out this summer the United States 

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vision for the Indo Pacific region . We 

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have over 500 people in this audience 

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secretary will speak for some 20 

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minutes and then we will take questions 

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in groups of three or four . Questions 

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can only be asked by raising the blue 

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hand function in zoom , I will identify 

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you and ask you to be concise . I would 

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remind you that the remarks of the 

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secretary the questions on the answers 

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forward to a very stimulating 56 

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minutes . Mr . Secretary , the floor is 

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yours . Well , thank you , Jon , and 

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thank you for that kind introduction . 

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Pentagon again , I want to thank Dr 

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Chipman and the International Institute 

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for Strategic Studies for the 

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opportunity to gather virtually and 

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discuss how the department events is 

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light of the Corona virus pandemic . 

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United States commitment to a free and 

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open region is rooted deep in the 

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values , history and economic ties we 

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and has only grown deeper in the face 

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of efforts to undermine it . Especially 

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recently . In fact , this July marks 

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where I pledged that my top party as 

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secretary would be implementing the 

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National Repent Strategy in an era of 

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great power competition and focusing 

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the Indo Pacific . I'm proud to report 

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that we made great progress in this 

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regard , including the steps we've 

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taken to deliver on the three pillars 

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of our Indo Pacific strategy 

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preparedness , strengthening 

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partnerships and promoting a more 

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networked region . First , in the 

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category of preparedness were the 

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vesting from legacy systems and focus . 

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Focusing our modernizing our force and 

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strengthening deterrence has 

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demonstrated by our largest research 

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department's history . We're not only 

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deployment of game changing 

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technologies such as hypersonic weapons , 

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five G and artificial intelligence , 

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United States . Navy were working to 

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design a future pleat , that is , that 

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seen in years . Likewise , the Marine 

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faster , more lethal and precise and 

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Pacific . Meanwhile , the Army is 

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prioritizing long range precision 

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weapons to stay ahead of our 

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competitors , growing anti access area 

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denial capabilities with greater speed 

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at greater ranges and the Air Force 

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could things . It's focused on enhanced 

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stealth capabilities and the 

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advancement of joint all the main 

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command control , a vital initiative 

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that will link any sensor to any 

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capabilities are integrated throughout . 

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joint warfighting concept and 

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ultimately , doctrine for the 21st 

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century and implementing novel concepts 

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to become more nimble , less 

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predictable and able to rapidly ship 

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the combat operations if needed . For 

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instance , we stepped up bomber task 

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reaction , persistent long term bomber 

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presence in the Indo Pacific and around 

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the globe . These deployments provides 

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strategic predictability to our allies 

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while remaining operationally 

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unpredictable toe our adversaries . 

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Together , these efforts will prepare 

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our military for future high intensity 

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conflicts against near pier rivals that 

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we hope we never need to fight but must 

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be prepared to defeat . Second , under 

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the rubric of strengthening 

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partnerships , we continue to bolster 

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allies and partners , a strategic 

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advantage our competitors cannot match . 

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with Singapore , extending US Ford 

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presence and cooperation in the region 

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for another 15 years with Indonesia , 

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maritime security and provide them with 

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top of the line military platforms and 

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security . Additionally , we're 

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supporting Thailand's military 

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modernisation by co procuring striker 

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armored vehicles and also partnering 

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their maritime domain awareness . And 

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earlier this year we conducted the 

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second ever US carrier visit the 

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Vietnam in over four decades . While we 

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develop the strategic relationships 

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with emerging regional partners , we 

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commitments in the region . This 

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includes working alongside South Korea 

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to achieve the final , fully verified 

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denuclearization of North Korea and an 

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enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula . 

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advanced technologies domains as well 

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capabilities , intelligence cooperation 

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and close policy alignment with 

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advance our strong partnership with New 

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Zealand and remain committed to a 

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democratic Taiwan . Further , we 

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continue to cultivate robust 

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counterparts from across the region and 

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look forward to maintaining close 

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contact until we can meet again in 

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person . In fact , just yesterday I 

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New Zealand and Korea . Lastly , I want 

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to highlight are increased defense 

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cooperation with India , one of the all 

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important defense relationships of a 

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21st century . We conducted our 1st 1st 

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ever joint military exercise last 

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USS Nimitz is conducting combined 

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exercises with the Indian navy in the 

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Indian Ocean , demonstrating our shared 

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commitment to stronger naval 

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cooperation and support of a free and 

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open Indo Pacific . We also continue to 

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grow our defense cells and look forward 

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to a robust two plus two ministerial 

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dialogue later this year to build on 

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this progress third and final . Under 

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security relationships and networks of 

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like minded partners . For example , 

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security . In June , Australia and 

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support agreement and last year South 

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development assistance to Association 

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to support all three pillars of our 

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administration export to working with 

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United States Congress to establish a 

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perfect Pacific , the deterrence 

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initiative that will prioritize our 

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investments , maintain a credible 

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deterrent and demonstrate an enduring a 

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whole of government commitment to the 

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region , our efforts across the Indo 

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Pacific and prepared us well to respond 

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to the prevailing crisis . The Cove in 

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19 Pandemic The US government has 

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Corona virus release support for Indo 

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Pacific partners , including more than 

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80 million for ASEAN countries . In 

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provided much needed medical training 

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supplies , including test kits , 

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ventilators and personal protective 

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equipment . For example , we delivered 

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over 1000 costs to the Philippines to 

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of Medical Services is providing 

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technical assistance to several Indo 

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Pacific countries . Our partners are 

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responding in kind . South Korea 

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supplied the United States with 2.5 

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million masks . Malaysia help send US 

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over one million gloves and factories 

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in Vietnam supplied us with nearly five 

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million items PP . Demonstrating the 

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reciprocal nature of our defense 

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relationships , the devastating 

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operate Corona virus outbreak 

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transparency , openness , honesty and 

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collaboration , not disinformation and 

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deception . For this reason , I'm 

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concerned that while the United States 

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and our partners focus on supporting 

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one another in these challenging times , 

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the Chinese Communist Party continues 

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to engage in systematic rule breaking 

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coercion and other malign activities . 

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The most concerning . To me , the 

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People's Liberation Army continues its 

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aggressive behavior in the East and 

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South China seas , including seeking a 

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Vietnamese fishing boat , harassing 

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Malaysian oil and gas development , 

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escorting Chinese fishing pleats into 

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Indonesia's claimed exclusive economic 

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zone . And militarising occupied 

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features in direct contravention of 

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China's commitments under international 

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law . In doing so , the CCP has bullied 

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Ozzie on nations out of an estimated 

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$2.6 trillion and potential offshore 

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oil and gas revenue , not to mention 

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access the fishing grounds that 

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millions of people depend on for their 

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livelihoods . The P L A has also 

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increased the number and duration of 

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its incursions into the waters 

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surrounding the Japanese administered 

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Senkaku Islands , and the PRC continues 

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to look the other way as North Korea 

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violates U . N Security Council 

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resolutions there by sharing Pyongyang 

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from the international consequences of 

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its pursuit of dangerous and illegal 

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nuclear and missile programs . Most 

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recently , Beijing advanced national 

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security legislation that violates its 

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commitment to the Hong Kong people to 

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enjoy a high degree of autonomy , 

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calling the 1984 Sino British Joint 

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Declaration a statement of policies 

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rather than the treaty that it is . In 

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addition , the PL , a large scale 

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exercise to simulate the seizure of the 

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Taiwan Control Produce island is a 

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destabilizing activity that 

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significantly increases the risk of 

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miscalculation . This catalogue of bad 

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behavior accompanies a pattern of the 

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CCPS brazen disregard for international 

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commitments from its failure to uphold 

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its obligations on the World Trade 

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Organization to regularly disrespecting 

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the rights of other nations under the 

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1982 Law of the Sea Convention . 

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Further , China's unlawful land 

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reclamation and military exercises on 

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and around disputed features in the 

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South China Sea are patently 

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inconsistent with its commitments set 

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out in the 2002 Declaration on the 

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Conduct of Parties in the South China 

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Sea . Make no mistake , the CCP has 

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been engaged in this sort of behavior 

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for many years , but today it's true . 

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Intentions are on full display for all 

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to see . We call on China's leaders to 

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abide by the international laws and 

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norms that China and the Chinese people 

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have benefited greatly from over the 

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years . And while we hope the CCP will 

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change its ways , we must be prepared 

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for the alternative . Together , we 

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must uphold the free and open system 

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that is secured peace and prosperity 

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for millions and defend the principles 

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that undergirded , namely respect for 

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sovereignty and independence for all 

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nations , regardless of their size , 

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peaceful resolution of disputes , 

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mutual adherence to international laws 

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and norms , and the promotion of free , 

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fair and reciprocal trade . These are 

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not American values , these are 

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universal and we must be united in 

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their defense . To this end , the 

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United States made an important 

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announcement last week to clarify our 

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policy on the South China Sea . It 

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plainly states that are recognition of 

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maritime claims , is consistent with 

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international law , favours the 

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sovereign rights of South East Asian 

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partners and rejects the PRC's 

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excessive and unlawful maritime claims 

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have been used to bully smaller 

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countries from accessing offshore 

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resource is in their own exclusive 

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economic zones . This policy champions , 

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a free and open Indo Pacific in which 

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all the regions diverse nations can 

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live and prosper in peace and makes 

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clear that the PRC has no right to turn 

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international waters into a zone of 

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exclusion or its own maritime empire . 

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Our actions back up our policies . In 

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2019 we conducted the greatest number 

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of freedom of navigation operations on 

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ops in the South China Sea . In the 40 

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year history of the Fun Office program , 

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we will keep up the pace this year . 

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Additionally , on two occasions earlier 

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this month , two carrier strike groups 

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conducted exercises together in the 

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South China Sea for the first time 

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since 2012 a clear and powerful signal 

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that we will fly , sail and operate 

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wherever international law allows . Let 

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me be clear . China is a country with a 

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storied history , a rich culture and a 

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wonderful people . We're not in search 

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of conflict . We're committed to a 

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constructive and results oriented 

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relationship with China and within our 

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defense relationship , open lines of 

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communication and risk reduction . I've 

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personally spoken to my PRC counterpart 

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on multiple occasions , and before the 

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year's out , I hope to visit the PRC 

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for the first time the secretary , in 

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order to enhance cooperation on areas 

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of common interest , established the 

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systems necessary for crisis 

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communications and reinforce our 

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intentions to openly compete in the 

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international system in which we all 

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belong in closing . We firmly believe 

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no single nation can or should dominate 

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the Public Commons , and we will 

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continue to work alongside our allies 

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and partners to support a prosperous 

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and secure Indo Pacific for all . We 

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will demonstrate the Roaches and 

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resilience of a global system , go upon 

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transparency , openness and other 

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shared values . We will enhance our 

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readiness and ask our partners to do 

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the same . We will strengthen and 

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expand our unmatched alliance network . 

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And together we will ensure peace , 

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prosperity and security for generations 

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to come . Thank you . And I look 

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forward to our discussion . Mr 

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Secretary , thank you very much indeed . 

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A number of blue hands of being raised 

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and I would ask anyone who seeks the 

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floor to grab my attention . Now I see 

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seven or eight already and not to worry . 

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I'll try to involve as many as possible . 

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What I'd like to do , Mr Secretary , is 

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to take three questions out . First on 

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I will tell the three people who they 

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are and then allow them to talk in that 

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sequence . I would ask them each to 

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keep their question to under a minute . 

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It possible the 1st 3 people I will ask 

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will be in drawn Apache from the Times 

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of India than Shuman Lee from Korea and 

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then Ni Anima bosu from print line 

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media also in India . So in green 

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Apache , you have the floor . 

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Uh , thank you , John . Uh , Secretary , 

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thank you for your comments . I wanted 

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to ask you since you spoke about India , 

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I wanted to ask you what your views are 

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of the current standoff between Indian 

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and Chinese troops in Leda on Duh . 

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What kind of cooperation do you end 

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message with India in view off the 

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crisis that eyes currently unfolding . 

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Thank you very much . Thank you . And 

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run on now to , uh , come mainly from 

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Korea . 

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Two men . You have to amuse yourself . 

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Thank you . Uh , thank you , Mr . 

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Secretary , My question to you is is 

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over . A flurry of media reports 

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recently on the possible withdrawal of 

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US forces from Korea unless South 

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Korean pays much more for host nation 

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support . Is there any truth to these 

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beady reports is the Pentagon of the 

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president orders considering any 

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reduction or withdrawal of US forces . 

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Because such a move , in my view , will 

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be very detrimental to our alliance to 

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co defense and deterrence and only help 

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our adversaries . Thank you very much 

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on finding in this round . Ny anima 

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Basu . 

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Go ahead and I Ameena 

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go ahead and I am mean up . 

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Um , I'll move on then to one more . 

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For the moment , if I 

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could to Rory Metcalf from Australia . 

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Hello , It's Ah , Rory Medcalf from the 

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National Security College at the 

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Australian National University 

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Secretary . Your your your speech . Uh , 

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August is inspiring at one level , but 

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the big question remains . How well 

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resource do you think the United States 

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is , particularly in the Indian Ocean ? 

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The Indo part of the Indo Pacific , to 

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play to its strengths to the Turner and 

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my pain . Stability . 

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Thank you very much , Mr Sexually over 

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back to you . Thank you , John . And 

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thanks everybody for those questions , 

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I'll address them anywhere that they 

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were asked the first with regard to 

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this situation between India and China 

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were obviously monitor monitoring it 

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very closely on of what's happening 

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along the line of actual control , and 

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we're very pleased to see that both 

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sides are trying to de escalate the 

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situation and we continue to . 

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I think we've , uh , lost the 

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secretary's voice for the last 30 

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seconds or so . I'm sorry , 

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you Yes , I'll go back to Saga back 

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where I was just to say Look , we're 

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way have I've issued no orders to 

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withdraw forces from the Korean 

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Peninsula . I will say , though , when 

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I took office , I was clear that I was 

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going to implement the national defense 

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strategy part and parcel . That means 

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looking at every geographic combatant 

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command and making sure that we're 

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optimized in positions position as well 

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as possible to accomplish not just 

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fulfilling the nds , but also making 

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sure the regional missions we've tasked 

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or there . So we will continue to look 

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at the adjustments at every command we 

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have in every theater to make sure we 

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are optimizing our forces . We're 

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moving toward additional concepts . New 

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concepts such as a dynamic force , 

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employment and I continue to want to 

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pursue more rotational forces , force 

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deployments into theaters because it 

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gives us United States greater 

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strategic flexibility in terms of 

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responding to challenges around the 

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globe and then on the last issue with 

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regard to resource is in the Indian 

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Ocean again . Parties , geographic 

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combat command reviews I'm looking at 

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are our means to do a few things , not 

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just optimized our forces in a 

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particular theater , but look to 

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freeing up forces to either reposition 

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back to the United States to conduct 

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these dynamic force employments or 

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prepare for . 

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I think we've lost the secretary's 

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voice again . 

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I think we I think we lost you . Then 

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again for a second , I was just saying , 

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I think the recent exercise ongoing 

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between the Indian Navy and the USS 

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Nimitz just shows the growing 

556
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cooperation between our countries and 

557
00:22:45,290 --> 00:22:47,401
our ability , that state's ability to 

558
00:22:47,401 --> 00:22:49,890
project power into the region and and 

559
00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:52,680
to sustain it , by the way , with with 

560
00:22:52,970 --> 00:22:56,090
with our allies and partners marvels , 

561
00:22:56,090 --> 00:22:58,201
Thank you very much . So I think I'll 

562
00:22:58,201 --> 00:23:00,312
take three or four Now . The next one 

563
00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:02,368
will be Bethany Alan Abraham , who I 

564
00:23:02,368 --> 00:23:04,534
think it started . Actually , that's a 

565
00:23:04,534 --> 00:23:08,400
good news that her own China . You've 

566
00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,860
got the floor . Bethany . 

567
00:23:17,780 --> 00:23:19,930
Great . Thank you so much . Um , 

568
00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:22,051
secretary , I would like to ask about 

569
00:23:22,051 --> 00:23:24,051
the South China Sea . You mentioned 

570
00:23:24,051 --> 00:23:26,330
that the U . S . Has now been doing 

571
00:23:26,330 --> 00:23:28,663
more foreign ops . And in the past , um , 

572
00:23:28,663 --> 00:23:32,400
what else can the U S do to try to 

573
00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:34,420
perhaps even walk back some of the 

574
00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:36,990
territory that the China has claimed 

575
00:23:37,310 --> 00:23:39,310
they now have significant deterrent 

576
00:23:39,310 --> 00:23:41,477
capabilities in the South , China's to 

577
00:23:41,477 --> 00:23:43,699
you should or a regional . Should there 

578
00:23:43,699 --> 00:23:45,810
be an outbreak of regional conflict , 

579
00:23:45,810 --> 00:23:48,032
it could make it more difficult for the 

580
00:23:48,032 --> 00:23:50,088
US to engage . Are there discussions 

581
00:23:50,088 --> 00:23:52,254
about consequences placed on China for 

582
00:23:52,254 --> 00:23:54,477
those activities ? Something Mawr thing 

583
00:23:54,477 --> 00:23:57,340
just fun off on . One of the 

584
00:23:57,340 --> 00:23:59,451
interesting things about contemporary 

585
00:23:59,451 --> 00:24:01,618
international politics is that they're 

586
00:24:01,618 --> 00:24:03,729
growing links between the Middle East 

587
00:24:03,729 --> 00:24:05,562
and East Asia , whose security , 

588
00:24:05,562 --> 00:24:07,729
economic and political connections are 

589
00:24:07,729 --> 00:24:09,951
important . So the next personnel asked 

590
00:24:09,951 --> 00:24:12,520
to speak is steak Mubarak Al Sabah from 

591
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Q eight . 

592
00:24:17,110 --> 00:24:20,930
Yes , my question is , do we 

593
00:24:20,940 --> 00:24:22,940
think that we're going to see a new 

594
00:24:22,940 --> 00:24:24,884
maritime security construct in the 

595
00:24:24,884 --> 00:24:27,620
India Indo Pacific as it is in the 

596
00:24:27,950 --> 00:24:31,920
Arabian Gulf ? Thank you very much , 

597
00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,290
Mubarak . I'll take two more . And from 

598
00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:38,260
Japan Tackett Sue Go Sato , Severson , 

599
00:24:49,140 --> 00:24:50,307
Go ahead , Stature . 

600
00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,544
You're You should be able to amuse 

601
00:24:57,544 --> 00:24:58,544
yourself 

602
00:25:08,420 --> 00:25:11,950
if not . I'll go to athlete Townsend . 

603
00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,170
Thanks . Dr Chipman Secretary . Thanks 

604
00:25:17,170 --> 00:25:19,660
very much for your remarks . Two of the 

605
00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:22,910
three pillars of your in the Pacific 

606
00:25:22,910 --> 00:25:25,210
strategy concerned partnerships and 

607
00:25:25,210 --> 00:25:26,932
alliances through the focus on 

608
00:25:26,932 --> 00:25:28,950
networking . I'm interested in your 

609
00:25:28,950 --> 00:25:31,970
take not on the short term objectives 

610
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,096
of these pillars , but on the longer 

611
00:25:34,096 --> 00:25:36,270
time objectives . We down here in 

612
00:25:36,270 --> 00:25:38,326
Sydney at the U . S . Studies centre 

613
00:25:38,326 --> 00:25:41,150
have been working on American strategic 

614
00:25:41,150 --> 00:25:43,790
capacity in the in the Indo Pacific and 

615
00:25:43,790 --> 00:25:45,457
arguing in favor of a Pacific 

616
00:25:45,457 --> 00:25:47,900
deterrence initiative , in part because 

617
00:25:47,900 --> 00:25:50,900
it will be required to multilateral 

618
00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:53,340
eyes , deterrence and multilateral eyes 

619
00:25:53,470 --> 00:25:55,692
the maintenance of the balance of power 

620
00:25:55,692 --> 00:25:57,770
in the region . Do you also for see 

621
00:25:57,940 --> 00:26:00,290
that is the end goal of the US is 

622
00:26:00,290 --> 00:26:02,180
increasing focus on alliances and 

623
00:26:02,180 --> 00:26:05,470
partnerships . Thank you very much . 

624
00:26:05,470 --> 00:26:08,720
And now Oscar , one more from Catherine 

625
00:26:08,730 --> 00:26:11,610
Hill , please . Uh , who is from the 

626
00:26:11,620 --> 00:26:14,990
Financial Times ? Katherine . Thank you , 

627
00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:18,350
John . Secretary , Another question 

628
00:26:18,350 --> 00:26:21,880
about the South China Sea When recently 

629
00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,740
we saw the dual carry operations 

630
00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:26,917
earlier this month , the first time in 

631
00:26:26,917 --> 00:26:30,190
south trying to see some Chinese state 

632
00:26:30,190 --> 00:26:33,640
media were , um , remarkable , 

633
00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,070
stressing that any US carrier moving 

634
00:26:37,070 --> 00:26:39,237
around there was there at the pleasure 

635
00:26:39,237 --> 00:26:41,570
of the P l . A are making reference to 

636
00:26:41,570 --> 00:26:45,420
China's A to A D capabilities . 

637
00:26:45,420 --> 00:26:49,160
Could you explain that ? What the , uh , 

638
00:26:49,290 --> 00:26:53,180
us considerations are with 

639
00:26:53,180 --> 00:26:56,280
regard to China's increasing threat to 

640
00:26:56,290 --> 00:26:58,640
a surface us surface competence ? Thank 

641
00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:02,600
you . Maybe I'll take one more just to 

642
00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,711
get a bit more geographical diversity 

643
00:27:04,711 --> 00:27:07,950
in koa fam , please . Koa fam . 

644
00:27:12,940 --> 00:27:16,620
Now you get Yes , I want to ask 

645
00:27:16,630 --> 00:27:19,660
about the , you know , the military 

646
00:27:19,860 --> 00:27:22,082
militarization of the South Tennessee . 

647
00:27:22,350 --> 00:27:26,030
What were the US specifically do to 

648
00:27:26,030 --> 00:27:29,940
stop the fortification off the islands 

649
00:27:29,950 --> 00:27:32,410
that China has undertaken ? Thank you , 

650
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:33,600
Mr Secretary . 

651
00:27:37,190 --> 00:27:39,357
Over the you , Miss Secretary . Well , 

652
00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:41,400
thank you for those questions . Way 

653
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,622
have five of them . I've written down . 

654
00:27:43,622 --> 00:27:45,733
Some of them are the same cell trying 

655
00:27:45,733 --> 00:27:47,733
capture as many as I can here . You 

656
00:27:47,733 --> 00:27:49,844
know , first of all , what we I think 

657
00:27:49,844 --> 00:27:49,460
the question is , what are we doing in 

658
00:27:49,460 --> 00:27:51,682
the South China Sea ? What does it mean 

659
00:27:51,682 --> 00:27:53,793
for the long term long term goal with 

660
00:27:53,793 --> 00:27:56,016
much of what I set up front is our long 

661
00:27:56,016 --> 00:27:58,182
term vision . We want to deter against 

662
00:27:58,182 --> 00:28:00,238
coercive behaviour by the Chinese in 

663
00:28:00,238 --> 00:28:02,404
the South China Sea . Now we know it's 

664
00:28:02,404 --> 00:28:04,293
been going on for years . China's 

665
00:28:04,293 --> 00:28:06,460
bulling , other coercion or compel its 

666
00:28:06,460 --> 00:28:08,293
of others , particularly smaller 

667
00:28:08,293 --> 00:28:10,516
countries . It seems that your arm gets 

668
00:28:10,516 --> 00:28:12,627
trist twisted harder the small of the 

669
00:28:12,627 --> 00:28:14,404
country you are , so we want to 

670
00:28:14,404 --> 00:28:16,349
continue to deter against coercive 

671
00:28:16,349 --> 00:28:18,516
behaviour . Second , we want to ensure 

672
00:28:18,516 --> 00:28:20,682
freedom of navigation and overflight . 

673
00:28:20,682 --> 00:28:22,738
You know 80% of world straight flows 

674
00:28:22,738 --> 00:28:24,627
through ah , the Indo Pacific and 

675
00:28:24,627 --> 00:28:26,738
particularly the South China Sea . So 

676
00:28:26,738 --> 00:28:28,960
we want to make sure that we maintain a 

677
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,293
free and open Pacific because otherwise , 

678
00:28:31,293 --> 00:28:33,460
if that trade commerce gets cut off or 

679
00:28:33,460 --> 00:28:35,627
gets impacted as and it has a dramatic 

680
00:28:35,627 --> 00:28:38,880
impact on people's prosperity , uh , 

681
00:28:38,890 --> 00:28:41,420
their livelihoods and our ability for 

682
00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:43,420
our economies to function . So it's 

683
00:28:43,420 --> 00:28:45,642
very important . We maintain freedom of 

684
00:28:45,642 --> 00:28:47,753
navigation . And then third , we want 

685
00:28:47,753 --> 00:28:47,310
to strengthen our partnerships in the 

686
00:28:47,310 --> 00:28:50,300
South in the region so that Southeast 

687
00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:52,467
Asia countries can maintain and defend 

688
00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:54,633
their own waters . That's what we want 

689
00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:56,800
to do is make sure that China respects 

690
00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,911
the sovereignty of others and follows 

691
00:28:58,911 --> 00:29:01,244
the rule of law and international norms . 

692
00:29:01,244 --> 00:29:03,411
Now we're going to continue to do that 

693
00:29:03,411 --> 00:29:05,356
through exercises . We're going to 

694
00:29:05,356 --> 00:29:07,356
continue to Teoh to speak about the 

695
00:29:07,356 --> 00:29:09,578
importance of international laws we did 

696
00:29:09,578 --> 00:29:11,689
recently with by redefining our views 

697
00:29:11,689 --> 00:29:13,856
with regard to maritime disputes . Now 

698
00:29:13,856 --> 00:29:15,967
you know , I last drive tended at the 

699
00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:17,856
Asian Aussie on defence ministers 

700
00:29:17,856 --> 00:29:20,078
meeting where we had good discussions , 

701
00:29:20,078 --> 00:29:22,300
both formally in the meeting and on the 

702
00:29:22,300 --> 00:29:24,300
sidelines . It's clear from all the 

703
00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:24,260
Aussie on countries that they're very 

704
00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:26,427
concerned about China's bad behavior , 

705
00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:28,731
and we've seen it pick up in the last 

706
00:29:28,731 --> 00:29:31,790
six months since the Cove in 19 hit and 

707
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,911
and China's behavior in the context , 

708
00:29:33,911 --> 00:29:36,078
DeKoven 19 is a whole other discussion 

709
00:29:36,078 --> 00:29:38,078
about China's bad behavior , if you 

710
00:29:38,078 --> 00:29:40,570
will , um , other things we're doing is 

711
00:29:40,580 --> 00:29:42,880
adapting our policies . We will 

712
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,440
continue to exercise like rimpac and 

713
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,830
things like that , you know , relate 

714
00:29:47,830 --> 00:29:50,120
that . Somebody spoke about , you know , 

715
00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,287
carrier operations . I don't know what 

716
00:29:52,287 --> 00:29:54,120
the Chinese meant by that hollow 

717
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,342
statement about American carriers being 

718
00:29:56,342 --> 00:29:58,660
there , but by the pleasure of the p l . 

719
00:29:58,660 --> 00:30:00,493
A or something . Look , American 

720
00:30:00,493 --> 00:30:02,604
aircraft carriers have been in the in 

721
00:30:02,604 --> 00:30:04,827
the South China Sea in the Indo Pacific 

722
00:30:04,827 --> 00:30:06,716
since World War two , and we will 

723
00:30:06,716 --> 00:30:08,771
continue to be there , and we're not 

724
00:30:08,771 --> 00:30:10,771
gonna be stopped by anybody . We're 

725
00:30:10,771 --> 00:30:12,882
gonna sell , fly and operate anywhere 

726
00:30:12,882 --> 00:30:12,530
international law allows . And we do 

727
00:30:12,530 --> 00:30:15,780
that again to assert international on 

728
00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:18,310
rights , to back up the sovereignty of 

729
00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:20,088
our friends and partners and to 

730
00:30:20,088 --> 00:30:22,254
reassure them that we will be there to 

731
00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:25,410
defend those things . Um , with regard . 

732
00:30:25,410 --> 00:30:27,299
Teoh . Somebody asked about a new 

733
00:30:27,299 --> 00:30:29,521
maritime security construct in the Indo 

734
00:30:29,521 --> 00:30:31,530
Pacific . It's not something we've 

735
00:30:31,530 --> 00:30:33,530
talked about again . We have . Ah , 

736
00:30:33,570 --> 00:30:35,792
What we do see is a pick up , though in 

737
00:30:35,792 --> 00:30:37,459
terms of freedom . Never gave 

738
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,850
navigation operations being conducted 

739
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,033
bilaterally between us and other 

740
00:30:42,033 --> 00:30:43,922
countries or multilateral foreign 

741
00:30:43,922 --> 00:30:46,144
office . We see happening . I mentioned 

742
00:30:46,144 --> 00:30:48,311
RIMPAC . We see more countries joining 

743
00:30:48,311 --> 00:30:51,430
RIMPAC . We talk about bilateral 

744
00:30:51,430 --> 00:30:53,400
exercises happening and I just 

745
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,320
generally see ah much , much greater 

746
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,530
cooperation between countries , if you 

747
00:30:58,530 --> 00:31:00,752
will . And this gets into , I think the 

748
00:31:00,752 --> 00:31:02,641
final question about multilateral 

749
00:31:02,641 --> 00:31:04,808
ization . You know , my experience has 

750
00:31:04,808 --> 00:31:06,880
been now working on ah , the Indo 

751
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,270
Pacific since the nineties , if you 

752
00:31:09,270 --> 00:31:11,310
will , that so much of it , unlike 

753
00:31:11,310 --> 00:31:13,421
Europe , is very bilateral instead of 

754
00:31:13,421 --> 00:31:15,477
multilateral . But I will tell you , 

755
00:31:15,477 --> 00:31:17,699
the last few months I've seen a greater 

756
00:31:17,699 --> 00:31:19,810
push toward multilateral ization . We 

757
00:31:19,810 --> 00:31:22,032
held , for example , in the past couple 

758
00:31:22,032 --> 00:31:24,143
months , say , ah , virtual five eyes 

759
00:31:24,143 --> 00:31:27,260
defense ministerial meeting between us , 

760
00:31:27,270 --> 00:31:29,381
you know , the United States and four 

761
00:31:29,381 --> 00:31:31,159
other countries . That was very 

762
00:31:31,159 --> 00:31:33,326
successful . And I think we all agreed 

763
00:31:33,326 --> 00:31:35,437
the partners , the allies to continue 

764
00:31:35,437 --> 00:31:37,620
those on a more routine basis . We had 

765
00:31:37,620 --> 00:31:40,130
several other multi lower discussions 

766
00:31:40,140 --> 00:31:42,550
with with , for example , of the United 

767
00:31:42,550 --> 00:31:45,320
States , Japan and Australia s . So we 

768
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,900
see Corona virus actually pushing us to 

769
00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:50,067
multilateral eyes . And I think that's 

770
00:31:50,067 --> 00:31:52,178
a good thing that we all agree should 

771
00:31:52,178 --> 00:31:54,233
continue . And I will tell you again 

772
00:31:54,233 --> 00:31:56,456
I've had multiple conversations with my 

773
00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:58,678
counterparts over the last few months . 

774
00:31:58,678 --> 00:31:58,390
A zai mentioned earlier . Just last 

775
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,490
last night , I spoke to defense 

776
00:32:00,490 --> 00:32:02,712
Minister of Korea , Defense Minister of 

777
00:32:02,712 --> 00:32:04,823
New Zealand yesterday and I've spoken 

778
00:32:04,823 --> 00:32:06,768
many , many of my counterparts the 

779
00:32:06,768 --> 00:32:08,940
Indians , the Japanese , Brunei , 

780
00:32:08,940 --> 00:32:11,530
others . And so I actually see the Indo 

781
00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:13,530
Pacific coming together and I think 

782
00:32:13,530 --> 00:32:15,863
they'll be greater multilateral ization . 

783
00:32:15,863 --> 00:32:18,030
That would be my vision is to bring us 

784
00:32:18,030 --> 00:32:20,308
together more in terms of a network to , 

785
00:32:20,308 --> 00:32:22,530
ah , to operate more closely together , 

786
00:32:22,530 --> 00:32:24,752
to consult diplomatically and to pursue 

787
00:32:24,752 --> 00:32:26,863
things in that manner to defend again 

788
00:32:26,863 --> 00:32:29,030
the international rules based order to 

789
00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:31,197
defend the sovereignty of countries in 

790
00:32:31,197 --> 00:32:33,308
the region Pacific Island countries , 

791
00:32:33,308 --> 00:32:35,920
Oz , young countries in the in the in 

792
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,087
Southeast Asia and all those different 

793
00:32:38,087 --> 00:32:40,087
things we've been talking about for 

794
00:32:40,087 --> 00:32:43,020
some time now . Excellent . Thank you 

795
00:32:43,020 --> 00:32:45,020
very much . I'll take another group 

796
00:32:45,020 --> 00:32:47,131
before I warn them in advance so they 

797
00:32:47,131 --> 00:32:49,298
can prepare to Owen mute themselves as 

798
00:32:49,298 --> 00:32:51,353
I allow them to talk eso It'll be in 

799
00:32:51,353 --> 00:32:53,298
the pulling order . Lindsey Hilsum 

800
00:32:53,298 --> 00:32:56,200
first , then Eric Lee , then Sophia 

801
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,940
McBride , then mayor know ins . But 

802
00:33:00,150 --> 00:33:01,950
Lindsey Hilsum first 

803
00:33:04,690 --> 00:33:06,920
have Lindsey Hilsum here from Channel 

804
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,360
Four News a secretary following on from 

805
00:33:10,370 --> 00:33:12,537
the questions you think house there is 

806
00:33:12,537 --> 00:33:15,170
a really fear , I think in Taiwan now 

807
00:33:15,180 --> 00:33:18,320
off , you know , the ultimate a Chinese 

808
00:33:18,340 --> 00:33:20,690
invasion . We understand everything 

809
00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:22,970
that you're talking about in terms of 

810
00:33:22,970 --> 00:33:26,400
deterrence . But , you know , if you 

811
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,830
know that is being thought about , is 

812
00:33:28,830 --> 00:33:31,052
the possibility in the next in the next 

813
00:33:31,052 --> 00:33:34,590
two years What would America do under 

814
00:33:34,590 --> 00:33:36,420
those circumstances ? What de 

815
00:33:36,420 --> 00:33:40,380
escalation mechanisms are there on 

816
00:33:40,420 --> 00:33:42,420
the what about the treaty that that 

817
00:33:42,420 --> 00:33:45,220
binds you ? Thank you very much . Next , 

818
00:33:45,340 --> 00:33:49,060
Eric Lee . Thank you , 

819
00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:52,010
Mrs Secretary . My question follows the 

820
00:33:52,020 --> 00:33:53,964
previous quite nicely my questions 

821
00:33:53,964 --> 00:33:55,742
about Taiwan . The Indo Pacific 

822
00:33:55,742 --> 00:33:57,742
strategy states that the U . S . Is 

823
00:33:57,742 --> 00:33:59,742
pursuing a strong relationship with 

824
00:33:59,742 --> 00:34:01,909
Taiwan and to faithfully implement the 

825
00:34:01,909 --> 00:34:04,076
tiara . We've seen that of second part 

826
00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:06,242
with whole upholding the commitment to 

827
00:34:06,242 --> 00:34:08,353
the T r A with record numbers of arms 

828
00:34:08,353 --> 00:34:10,576
sales and fun offs . But my question is 

829
00:34:10,576 --> 00:34:12,798
more about the Indo Pacific strategy in 

830
00:34:12,798 --> 00:34:14,520
specific , like , how will the 

831
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,576
department incorporate ? I went into 

832
00:34:16,576 --> 00:34:18,742
this strategy and where the next steps 

833
00:34:18,742 --> 00:34:20,631
to advancing the US town security 

834
00:34:20,631 --> 00:34:22,798
relationship and on the final end is , 

835
00:34:22,798 --> 00:34:24,853
um , second , Mr Secretary , what is 

836
00:34:24,853 --> 00:34:26,853
your position on Thailand's overall 

837
00:34:26,853 --> 00:34:28,909
defense concept ? Thank you . Thanks 

838
00:34:28,909 --> 00:34:31,660
very much . And next , Sophie McBride 

839
00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:37,060
by There's Hugh Borland speaking in 

840
00:34:37,060 --> 00:34:40,230
places . A few McBride three U K's 

841
00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:42,296
Russia report has been released . It 

842
00:34:42,296 --> 00:34:44,296
found the UK doesn't know if Russia 

843
00:34:44,296 --> 00:34:46,351
attempted to interfere in the Brexit 

844
00:34:46,351 --> 00:34:48,462
referendum or other elections because 

845
00:34:48,462 --> 00:34:50,296
spy agencies were never asked to 

846
00:34:50,296 --> 00:34:52,407
investigate . The UK has been accused 

847
00:34:52,407 --> 00:34:54,573
of taking its eye off the ball . Given 

848
00:34:54,573 --> 00:34:56,629
the report's findings , what is your 

849
00:34:56,629 --> 00:34:58,796
advice to the UK about , firstly , how 

850
00:34:58,796 --> 00:35:01,018
seriously to take the threat of Russian 

851
00:35:01,018 --> 00:35:02,962
interference and secondly , how to 

852
00:35:02,962 --> 00:35:05,184
tackle it ? Should they beam or U K . U 

853
00:35:05,184 --> 00:35:07,351
s Corporation to counter it on What is 

854
00:35:07,351 --> 00:35:09,462
the UK risking by having a blind spot 

855
00:35:09,462 --> 00:35:11,950
to this threat ? Thanks very much . 

856
00:35:11,950 --> 00:35:14,100
Well , Mayor New ins . Next on on 

857
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:16,156
shorts . Me and no instance he's not 

858
00:35:16,156 --> 00:35:17,933
operating under anyone's else's 

859
00:35:17,933 --> 00:35:20,860
nameplate . May I ? Go ahead . Thank 

860
00:35:20,860 --> 00:35:22,638
you , John . And thank you , Mr 

861
00:35:22,638 --> 00:35:24,471
Secretary . Mr . Secretary , you 

862
00:35:24,471 --> 00:35:26,249
mentioned that five G is a game 

863
00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:28,249
changing technology and you've also 

864
00:35:28,249 --> 00:35:30,304
spoken extensively on the importance 

865
00:35:30,304 --> 00:35:31,916
that the U . S places on its 

866
00:35:31,916 --> 00:35:33,971
partnerships in Indo Pacific and the 

867
00:35:33,971 --> 00:35:35,971
interoperability between the US and 

868
00:35:35,971 --> 00:35:38,010
partner and allied militaries . How 

869
00:35:38,010 --> 00:35:40,010
will the integration of hallway and 

870
00:35:40,010 --> 00:35:41,677
other broader Chinese digital 

871
00:35:41,677 --> 00:35:43,843
technologies in Indo Pacific countries 

872
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,890
change or affect the USS partnerships 

873
00:35:46,890 --> 00:35:48,723
and interrupt ability with these 

874
00:35:48,723 --> 00:35:50,946
countries ? Thank you . That's a really 

875
00:35:50,946 --> 00:35:53,112
important question . I should put in a 

876
00:35:53,112 --> 00:35:55,168
what In the UK , it's called a party 

877
00:35:55,168 --> 00:35:57,112
political broadcast , which is the 

878
00:35:57,112 --> 00:35:59,334
double I double s is doing a great deal 

879
00:35:59,334 --> 00:36:01,446
of work on the so called digital Silk 

880
00:36:01,446 --> 00:36:03,612
Road and manner ones who works with us 

881
00:36:03,612 --> 00:36:05,668
has assembled with our team over 900 

882
00:36:05,668 --> 00:36:07,834
unique data points . And we would hope 

883
00:36:07,834 --> 00:36:09,668
that too , be publicly available 

884
00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:11,779
shortly to ensure there's an evidence 

885
00:36:11,779 --> 00:36:14,810
based analysis up the extent of the 

886
00:36:14,820 --> 00:36:17,970
vigil Silk Road of activity . But I 

887
00:36:17,970 --> 00:36:20,081
lost one more person before the sex . 

888
00:36:20,081 --> 00:36:21,970
We answered what will not be five 

889
00:36:21,970 --> 00:36:24,192
questions that one of our young leaders 

890
00:36:24,192 --> 00:36:26,414
Blake . Hats . Finger , please . Blaker 

891
00:36:26,414 --> 00:36:28,980
ahead . Thank you , John . And thank 

892
00:36:28,980 --> 00:36:31,390
you , Mr Secretary . Um , so there's 

893
00:36:31,390 --> 00:36:33,612
been some public discussion in past few 

894
00:36:33,612 --> 00:36:35,723
years of a privately communicated red 

895
00:36:35,723 --> 00:36:37,834
line . One of the things that stopped 

896
00:36:37,834 --> 00:36:39,779
Chinese reclamation it Scarborough 

897
00:36:39,779 --> 00:36:42,380
Shoal back around 2016 . Um , but I was 

898
00:36:42,380 --> 00:36:44,213
wondering if you'd be willing to 

899
00:36:44,213 --> 00:36:46,420
discuss Where are red lines are today 

900
00:36:46,490 --> 00:36:47,270
in 2020 . 

901
00:36:52,090 --> 00:36:54,240
Over to you , Mr Secretary . Well , 

902
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:56,351
thank you very much . Uh , kind of no 

903
00:36:56,351 --> 00:36:58,462
particular order , but I'll just take 

904
00:36:58,462 --> 00:37:00,407
the last one first . It's not good 

905
00:37:00,407 --> 00:37:02,573
practices . Discuss red lines . One of 

906
00:37:02,573 --> 00:37:04,796
those case , maybe I will just tell you 

907
00:37:04,796 --> 00:37:07,018
up front is we feel very strongly about 

908
00:37:07,018 --> 00:37:09,240
the things I mentioned before about the 

909
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:11,462
our shared values , about defending the 

910
00:37:11,462 --> 00:37:13,462
international rules and norms about 

911
00:37:13,462 --> 00:37:15,462
living up to our commitments in the 

912
00:37:15,462 --> 00:37:17,629
Indo Pacific , whether they are treaty 

913
00:37:17,629 --> 00:37:19,740
bound commitments or whether they are 

914
00:37:19,740 --> 00:37:21,962
political , commits commitments that we 

915
00:37:21,962 --> 00:37:24,073
made to others . So that's what's the 

916
00:37:24,073 --> 00:37:23,430
important thing and will continue to 

917
00:37:23,430 --> 00:37:25,890
push . I guess that lends nicely to 

918
00:37:25,890 --> 00:37:28,001
discussing Taiwan , which was one the 

919
00:37:28,001 --> 00:37:29,890
first questions . Look , the pl a 

920
00:37:29,890 --> 00:37:31,501
activities in the region are 

921
00:37:31,501 --> 00:37:33,557
destabilizing and they significantly 

922
00:37:33,557 --> 00:37:35,668
increase the risk of miscalculation . 

923
00:37:35,668 --> 00:37:37,834
It goes without saying , too . I don't 

924
00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:39,557
think anybody can be assured , 

925
00:37:39,557 --> 00:37:41,557
particularly Taiwan , about Chinese 

926
00:37:41,557 --> 00:37:43,390
commitments because we seen them 

927
00:37:43,390 --> 00:37:45,390
violate them over and over and over 

928
00:37:45,390 --> 00:37:47,612
again . I was in Hong Kong for the hand 

929
00:37:47,612 --> 00:37:49,834
over 97 . I remember very clearly China 

930
00:37:49,834 --> 00:37:51,779
was gonna commit to sustaining the 

931
00:37:51,779 --> 00:37:54,112
Basic Law and they promised one country , 

932
00:37:54,112 --> 00:37:56,279
two systems . I don't think anybody in 

933
00:37:56,279 --> 00:37:58,334
Taiwan believes that at this point , 

934
00:37:58,530 --> 00:38:00,752
that China has any intention whatsoever 

935
00:38:00,752 --> 00:38:02,863
of living up to its one country , two 

936
00:38:02,863 --> 00:38:04,920
systems . So that's a problem . Look 

937
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,160
our problem with our Taiwan policies , 

938
00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:09,570
but consistent since 1979 of the Taiwan 

939
00:38:09,570 --> 00:38:11,737
Relations Act about what we would do . 

940
00:38:11,737 --> 00:38:13,626
And then in 1982 President Reagan 

941
00:38:13,626 --> 00:38:16,040
established the policy of conditioning 

942
00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:18,390
arms agreements on arms sales to Taiwan 

943
00:38:18,390 --> 00:38:21,040
based entirely on the threat posed by 

944
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,520
the PRC . So we've seen the PRC become 

945
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,687
more aggressive . We've seen him build 

946
00:38:25,687 --> 00:38:27,853
up there military . We seem to be more 

947
00:38:27,853 --> 00:38:30,020
assertive . They got hundreds , if not 

948
00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:32,076
over , 1000 missiles aimed at Taiwan 

949
00:38:32,076 --> 00:38:34,390
and , um and we've seen President Xi 

950
00:38:34,390 --> 00:38:36,612
and his party really take this to ah to 

951
00:38:36,612 --> 00:38:38,779
a new level . So we were may committed 

952
00:38:38,779 --> 00:38:40,779
to regional peace and security . We 

953
00:38:40,779 --> 00:38:42,870
will live up to our commitments to 

954
00:38:42,870 --> 00:38:44,981
Taiwan , which is all in the interest 

955
00:38:44,981 --> 00:38:47,148
of a secure and stable region , if you 

956
00:38:47,148 --> 00:38:50,300
will , you know , with regard to Taiwan , 

957
00:38:50,300 --> 00:38:52,356
we talked about arms cells . We will 

958
00:38:52,356 --> 00:38:54,578
continue to conduct arm sells . We will 

959
00:38:54,578 --> 00:38:56,744
continue conduct freedom of navigation 

960
00:38:56,744 --> 00:38:58,856
operations , and that includes in the 

961
00:38:58,856 --> 00:39:01,022
Taiwan Strait . And I think we did our 

962
00:39:01,022 --> 00:39:03,300
most recent one in the past week or so . 

963
00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:05,189
But again , I think it's China is 

964
00:39:05,189 --> 00:39:06,967
really the ones aggravating the 

965
00:39:06,967 --> 00:39:09,130
Situation V's of East Taiwan and then 

966
00:39:09,130 --> 00:39:11,186
more broadly , in the region . As we 

967
00:39:11,186 --> 00:39:13,540
discussed a few times the question 

968
00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:15,762
about Russia and UK . I actually didn't 

969
00:39:15,762 --> 00:39:17,818
hear all of it . I think it may have 

970
00:39:17,818 --> 00:39:19,984
been about election security . I would 

971
00:39:19,984 --> 00:39:22,040
just say Look , it's it's very clear 

972
00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:24,096
that Russia and other countries , we 

973
00:39:24,096 --> 00:39:26,400
believe want to influence American 

974
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,130
elections if not interfere , and we 

975
00:39:29,130 --> 00:39:31,074
work very hard in doing that . The 

976
00:39:31,074 --> 00:39:33,241
United States Department defenses , in 

977
00:39:33,241 --> 00:39:35,470
support of an interagency effort led by 

978
00:39:35,470 --> 00:39:37,581
the Department of Homeland Security . 

979
00:39:37,581 --> 00:39:39,414
And we're fully confident we can 

980
00:39:39,414 --> 00:39:41,637
preserve the integrity of our elections 

981
00:39:41,637 --> 00:39:43,581
because that is the most important 

982
00:39:43,581 --> 00:39:45,803
thing . Toe to a democracy is to ensure 

983
00:39:45,803 --> 00:39:47,859
the integrity of your elections . We 

984
00:39:47,859 --> 00:39:49,970
had a very good 2018 election and I'm 

985
00:39:49,970 --> 00:39:52,081
confident that we're doing everything 

986
00:39:52,081 --> 00:39:53,970
we can to ensure the same for the 

987
00:39:53,970 --> 00:39:56,081
upcoming presidential , congressional 

988
00:39:56,081 --> 00:39:58,230
and Senate elections . So with regard 

989
00:39:58,230 --> 00:40:00,230
to our you know , UK friends very , 

990
00:40:00,230 --> 00:40:02,063
very capable country were always 

991
00:40:02,063 --> 00:40:03,952
obviously always ready to provide 

992
00:40:03,952 --> 00:40:06,950
assistance . But I wouldn't put past 

993
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,880
Russia to try and influence any 

994
00:40:09,150 --> 00:40:11,206
election out there . We've seen it , 

995
00:40:11,206 --> 00:40:13,428
seen them try , do it in other parts of 

996
00:40:13,428 --> 00:40:15,372
the world and then , lastly , with 

997
00:40:15,372 --> 00:40:17,372
regard to five g look , five g is a 

998
00:40:17,372 --> 00:40:19,490
game changer not just for security 

999
00:40:19,490 --> 00:40:21,510
relationships , but also for the 

1000
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:23,687
prosperity and for tech dominance , if 

1001
00:40:23,687 --> 00:40:25,890
you will . That's that is why we 

1002
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:28,420
believe hawala is is supported , 

1003
00:40:28,420 --> 00:40:31,160
influenced , resourced by the 

1004
00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:33,160
government in China and why we have 

1005
00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:35,530
great concerns about far away . I've 

1006
00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:37,530
spoken about this numerous times in 

1007
00:40:37,530 --> 00:40:40,020
NATO Defence Ministerial are concerned 

1008
00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:42,100
about the Chinese influence in the 

1009
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:44,370
alliance and about wall ways , 

1010
00:40:44,370 --> 00:40:46,537
influence in particular with regard or 

1011
00:40:46,537 --> 00:40:48,648
systems . It's clear to us we've been 

1012
00:40:48,648 --> 00:40:50,910
very , very clear eyed about it , that 

1013
00:40:50,910 --> 00:40:53,100
if Wall Way or other Chinese companies 

1014
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:55,550
were to get into our networks that we 

1015
00:40:55,550 --> 00:40:57,717
would , we would doubt the security of 

1016
00:40:57,717 --> 00:40:59,494
those networks . And that would 

1017
00:40:59,494 --> 00:41:01,550
severely impact our ability to share 

1018
00:41:01,550 --> 00:41:03,606
intelligence with our allies and our 

1019
00:41:03,606 --> 00:41:05,828
ability to conduct operational planning 

1020
00:41:05,828 --> 00:41:07,606
and do all those things . So so 

1021
00:41:07,606 --> 00:41:09,494
allowing while way in would be an 

1022
00:41:09,494 --> 00:41:11,717
impediment that applies to NATO as well 

1023
00:41:11,717 --> 00:41:13,939
as our other treaty partners around the 

1024
00:41:13,939 --> 00:41:16,050
world , particularly our partners and 

1025
00:41:16,050 --> 00:41:18,050
allies in the Indo Pacific . And so 

1026
00:41:18,050 --> 00:41:20,106
we've been encouraging for some time 

1027
00:41:20,106 --> 00:41:22,217
now countries to forgo far away . And 

1028
00:41:22,217 --> 00:41:24,328
I'm pleased to see the tie turning on 

1029
00:41:24,328 --> 00:41:26,494
that we've seen the U . K walk away in 

1030
00:41:26,494 --> 00:41:28,550
the past few weeks from while way we 

1031
00:41:28,550 --> 00:41:30,772
see other countries in Europe doing the 

1032
00:41:30,772 --> 00:41:32,994
same . And we see countries in the Indo 

1033
00:41:32,994 --> 00:41:35,328
Pacific have already made that decision , 

1034
00:41:35,328 --> 00:41:37,328
so we will continue to move forward 

1035
00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:39,328
here in the United States . But I'm 

1036
00:41:39,328 --> 00:41:41,494
pleased with regard where the trend is 

1037
00:41:41,494 --> 00:41:43,439
heading right now , Mr Secretary , 

1038
00:41:43,439 --> 00:41:45,272
thank you very much . We'll take 

1039
00:41:45,272 --> 00:41:47,383
another group of four , possibly five 

1040
00:41:47,383 --> 00:41:49,550
I'll give warning to the 1st 4 so they 

1041
00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:51,661
could be ready to a mute themselves . 

1042
00:41:51,661 --> 00:41:53,883
When I call them Dion subsidiary . Aren 

1043
00:41:53,883 --> 00:41:56,200
conley yourself from a motor and Robert 

1044
00:41:56,210 --> 00:41:59,170
Ward . But Dion , secretary first , 

1045
00:41:59,170 --> 00:42:01,290
Who's from the Jakarta Post in 

1046
00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:04,790
Indonesia ? Uh , 

1047
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,650
evening is there . I want him as a 

1048
00:42:07,660 --> 00:42:10,430
question about in a major operation in 

1049
00:42:10,430 --> 00:42:12,680
Asia because earlier this month 

1050
00:42:13,050 --> 00:42:15,217
difference Go tell professionally , is 

1051
00:42:15,217 --> 00:42:17,330
it announced the possibility off sale 

1052
00:42:17,340 --> 00:42:19,562
eight great aircraft . But , you know , 

1053
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,696
we don't have been just friends from 

1054
00:42:21,696 --> 00:42:24,760
the steel . Ah , we also noted that 

1055
00:42:24,770 --> 00:42:27,400
music was traveled to Russia , 

1056
00:42:28,860 --> 00:42:31,027
Russian and Chinese counterparts . But 

1057
00:42:31,027 --> 00:42:33,082
could you give us , like , this trap 

1058
00:42:33,082 --> 00:42:35,193
Egypt's independence off this process 

1059
00:42:35,193 --> 00:42:37,720
for in Asia and the US Thank you . 

1060
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,730
Thank you , Deanna . And I'll move on . 

1061
00:42:40,730 --> 00:42:43,860
Teoh Aaron Connolly , please . From the 

1062
00:42:43,860 --> 00:42:45,971
double Idol s office in Asia who also 

1063
00:42:45,971 --> 00:42:47,916
follows Indonesia closely , Erin . 

1064
00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,690
Thank you , Dr Shipman . Mr . Secretary , 

1065
00:42:50,690 --> 00:42:52,720
you spoke four times about shared 

1066
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,970
values was wonder if I could press you 

1067
00:42:54,980 --> 00:42:57,950
a little bit to go into a little bit of 

1068
00:42:57,960 --> 00:43:00,016
detail about what those values are , 

1069
00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,200
because when you look at the United 

1070
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:04,033
States treaty allies in the Indo 

1071
00:43:04,033 --> 00:43:06,200
Pacific and in particular in Southeast 

1072
00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,422
Asia . Prime minister . Private channel 

1073
00:43:08,422 --> 00:43:10,200
child in Thailand to power in a 

1074
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:13,140
military coup in 2014 . President . Do 

1075
00:43:13,140 --> 00:43:15,460
Turkey A stands accused of limiting the 

1076
00:43:15,790 --> 00:43:18,700
space for debate in the Philippines and 

1077
00:43:18,710 --> 00:43:20,877
some of the United States . Democratic 

1078
00:43:20,877 --> 00:43:22,821
allies in recent years have raised 

1079
00:43:22,821 --> 00:43:24,821
questions about United stick values 

1080
00:43:24,821 --> 00:43:26,877
under the Trump administration . Was 

1081
00:43:26,877 --> 00:43:28,988
wondering how you would address those 

1082
00:43:28,988 --> 00:43:31,043
questions and also that a little bit 

1083
00:43:31,043 --> 00:43:33,210
more detail on values that you believe 

1084
00:43:33,210 --> 00:43:35,154
are shared with the Indo Pacific . 

1085
00:43:35,154 --> 00:43:37,377
Thanks very much on Robert Ward . Who's 

1086
00:43:37,377 --> 00:43:39,543
the Japan chair at the double double s 

1087
00:43:39,543 --> 00:43:42,200
Robert . Thank Thank you , John . Thank 

1088
00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:44,430
you , Mr Secretary , For your broad 

1089
00:43:44,430 --> 00:43:46,263
ranging comments on the region , 

1090
00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:49,190
Japan's defence policy debate has 

1091
00:43:49,190 --> 00:43:51,870
evolved very rapidly in recent years . 

1092
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:54,540
How do you see Japan's security role 

1093
00:43:54,540 --> 00:43:56,596
developing you in the Indo Pacific ? 

1094
00:43:56,640 --> 00:44:00,450
Thank you . And also from Japan , the 

1095
00:44:00,460 --> 00:44:02,660
money to correspond in D . C . You're 

1096
00:44:02,660 --> 00:44:05,500
so full Moto , You're so 

1097
00:44:06,890 --> 00:44:09,620
yes , thank you very much . I want to 

1098
00:44:09,620 --> 00:44:12,180
ask about the possible deployment off 

1099
00:44:12,390 --> 00:44:14,612
Intermediate , Arrange me cells through 

1100
00:44:14,612 --> 00:44:17,450
Asia . Our Mr Secretary , we have a 

1101
00:44:17,460 --> 00:44:19,720
timetable over the deployment of these 

1102
00:44:19,730 --> 00:44:22,600
missiles . If not , could you give us 

1103
00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:25,070
some idea . Where are their candidates ? 

1104
00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:27,430
Sites . Thank you . And since you've 

1105
00:44:27,430 --> 00:44:29,350
all been so crisp , I think I'll 

1106
00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:33,020
squeeze in two more . Lin Quach , 

1107
00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:37,000
please . Thank you very 

1108
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:38,778
much , Jon . And thank you . Mr 

1109
00:44:38,778 --> 00:44:40,944
Secretary was the secretary . I'd like 

1110
00:44:40,944 --> 00:44:43,056
to ask you a question specifically on 

1111
00:44:43,056 --> 00:44:46,020
Mr If reef in the South China Sea now 

1112
00:44:46,030 --> 00:44:47,974
in Secretary Pompeii . Oh's recent 

1113
00:44:47,974 --> 00:44:50,520
statement , he said that the United 

1114
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,860
States shares the tribunal's ruling 

1115
00:44:52,860 --> 00:44:55,130
that are finding that the PRC has no 

1116
00:44:55,130 --> 00:44:57,620
lawful territorial or maritime claim to 

1117
00:44:57,620 --> 00:44:59,930
Mr If reef , which falls into the 

1118
00:44:59,940 --> 00:45:01,884
Philippines , sovereign rights and 

1119
00:45:01,884 --> 00:45:03,718
jurisdiction . Now , of course , 

1120
00:45:03,718 --> 00:45:06,120
Mischief Reef is a no tight elevation 

1121
00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:08,760
that the Chinese have transformed into 

1122
00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:11,430
an artificial island on have 

1123
00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:14,040
militarized . What does , um , 

1124
00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:16,770
Secretary Pompeii's recent statement 

1125
00:45:16,770 --> 00:45:20,520
mean for duty in terms of operations in 

1126
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,409
or around Mr Freed ? Because , of 

1127
00:45:22,409 --> 00:45:25,340
course , fun offs do not have the fun 

1128
00:45:25,340 --> 00:45:27,284
arts nor military exercises in the 

1129
00:45:27,284 --> 00:45:29,530
South China Sea helped to reverse or 

1130
00:45:29,530 --> 00:45:32,940
stop the increase off a fortification 

1131
00:45:32,940 --> 00:45:35,920
of Mr of Grief . Thanks very much . And 

1132
00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:39,880
finally in this round , Antwone 

1133
00:45:39,890 --> 00:45:43,870
Levick . Thank you , John . 

1134
00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,680
Thank you , Mr Secretary . How much do 

1135
00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:49,510
you worry about nuclear and crisis 

1136
00:45:49,510 --> 00:45:52,130
stability ? between India and Pakistan , 

1137
00:45:52,140 --> 00:45:54,307
be it in the subcontinent or growingly 

1138
00:45:54,307 --> 00:45:56,440
in the Indian Ocean . There are ample 

1139
00:45:56,440 --> 00:45:58,580
tensions and rhetoric , as well as a 

1140
00:45:58,580 --> 00:46:00,469
general lack of official dialogue 

1141
00:46:00,469 --> 00:46:02,850
between the two countries . So what 

1142
00:46:02,850 --> 00:46:04,850
does the United States believe is ? 

1143
00:46:04,850 --> 00:46:07,090
It's continuing role in that regard 

1144
00:46:09,310 --> 00:46:12,390
over to you , Mr Secretary . So many 

1145
00:46:12,390 --> 00:46:15,890
questions , so little time . Okay , so 

1146
00:46:15,900 --> 00:46:18,130
I'll try and capture the mall is best I 

1147
00:46:18,130 --> 00:46:20,352
can . The first question on cooperation 

1148
00:46:20,352 --> 00:46:22,930
of India . I'm sorry with Indonesia . 

1149
00:46:22,940 --> 00:46:24,662
You know , we have a very good 

1150
00:46:24,662 --> 00:46:26,607
relationship with Indonesia . I've 

1151
00:46:26,607 --> 00:46:28,773
spoken to my counterpart several times 

1152
00:46:28,773 --> 00:46:30,996
this year alone , and I think it's ah , 

1153
00:46:30,996 --> 00:46:32,884
you know , he has a background of 

1154
00:46:32,884 --> 00:46:35,218
actually being in America , if you will . 

1155
00:46:35,218 --> 00:46:38,480
Ah is part of his military service . So 

1156
00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:40,647
have a very good relationship . And as 

1157
00:46:40,647 --> 00:46:42,591
we talked , he understands that we 

1158
00:46:42,591 --> 00:46:44,813
fully support Indonesia's sovereignty , 

1159
00:46:44,813 --> 00:46:46,924
that we support the Miss partners who 

1160
00:46:46,924 --> 00:46:48,980
are trying to push back about , uh , 

1161
00:46:48,980 --> 00:46:51,060
against China's maligned behavior in 

1162
00:46:51,060 --> 00:46:52,949
the region , particularly as they 

1163
00:46:52,949 --> 00:46:55,720
contest Indonesia's exclusive economic 

1164
00:46:55,720 --> 00:46:58,140
zone . There . We do encourage , as we 

1165
00:46:58,140 --> 00:46:59,973
do all allies and partners , the 

1166
00:46:59,973 --> 00:47:02,140
purchase of American equipment . Why ? 

1167
00:47:02,140 --> 00:47:04,420
Because first and foremost , it brings 

1168
00:47:04,420 --> 00:47:06,640
us together Secondly , it improves our 

1169
00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:09,840
interoperability in case something does 

1170
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:12,062
happen . And third , we just think they 

1171
00:47:12,062 --> 00:47:14,062
are better alternatives to anything 

1172
00:47:14,062 --> 00:47:16,284
else out there . So for those reasons , 

1173
00:47:16,284 --> 00:47:18,284
we continue to talk about arm sells 

1174
00:47:18,284 --> 00:47:20,396
between our countries . My view is we 

1175
00:47:20,396 --> 00:47:22,396
could she continue to meet and have 

1176
00:47:22,396 --> 00:47:24,229
discussions again ? I've done it 

1177
00:47:24,229 --> 00:47:26,451
several times with the with the defense 

1178
00:47:26,451 --> 00:47:28,173
minister , and I hope to visit 

1179
00:47:28,173 --> 00:47:30,396
Indonesia during my tenure as well . So 

1180
00:47:30,396 --> 00:47:32,284
I think all those things are very 

1181
00:47:32,284 --> 00:47:34,284
important . Um , the question about 

1182
00:47:34,284 --> 00:47:36,507
shared values , but the values we could 

1183
00:47:36,507 --> 00:47:38,729
list the room . I'll give you things to 

1184
00:47:38,729 --> 00:47:40,951
come immediately to Monet's things like 

1185
00:47:40,951 --> 00:47:43,380
democracy , right ? Open markets , 

1186
00:47:43,390 --> 00:47:45,723
human rights , respect for human rights , 

1187
00:47:45,723 --> 00:47:47,612
respect for individual rights and 

1188
00:47:47,612 --> 00:47:49,779
liberties , liberties , freedom of the 

1189
00:47:49,779 --> 00:47:51,834
press , freedom of association . All 

1190
00:47:51,834 --> 00:47:54,100
those things we , uh , we take , uh , 

1191
00:47:54,110 --> 00:47:55,888
we know , at least for us , are 

1192
00:47:55,888 --> 00:47:57,554
embodied in the United States 

1193
00:47:57,554 --> 00:47:59,554
Constitution , something that I and 

1194
00:47:59,554 --> 00:48:01,721
others have sworn an oath to support , 

1195
00:48:01,721 --> 00:48:03,888
defend and with regard to the ebbs and 

1196
00:48:03,888 --> 00:48:05,943
flows of other countries . I try and 

1197
00:48:05,943 --> 00:48:08,166
stay out of politics here in the United 

1198
00:48:08,166 --> 00:48:07,770
States , and I'm certainly not getting 

1199
00:48:07,780 --> 00:48:10,002
going to get into the politics abroad , 

1200
00:48:10,002 --> 00:48:12,002
but those are our shared values , a 

1201
00:48:12,002 --> 00:48:14,002
short list and those are the things 

1202
00:48:14,002 --> 00:48:17,520
that we've we've sought Teoh to ah , 

1203
00:48:17,530 --> 00:48:20,470
advance and support and defend for many , 

1204
00:48:20,470 --> 00:48:22,581
many years and we believe that it has 

1205
00:48:22,581 --> 00:48:24,890
served all of us well for decades , 

1206
00:48:24,890 --> 00:48:26,834
particularly in the Indo Pacific . 

1207
00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:29,249
Speaking of the Indo Pacific , we 

1208
00:48:29,249 --> 00:48:31,138
talked about you know , the Japan 

1209
00:48:31,138 --> 00:48:33,193
security role , if you will , uh , I 

1210
00:48:33,193 --> 00:48:35,800
see Japan's security role as growing 

1211
00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:37,633
and they're clearly an anchor of 

1212
00:48:37,633 --> 00:48:39,990
security in the Pacific . I have Ah , 

1213
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,111
we have a great relationship with the 

1214
00:48:42,111 --> 00:48:44,111
Japanese . Many American forces air 

1215
00:48:44,111 --> 00:48:46,167
there in Japan on , and we obviously 

1216
00:48:46,167 --> 00:48:48,111
welcome a more active role for jib 

1217
00:48:48,111 --> 00:48:50,460
Japan in the region . It's a trusted 

1218
00:48:50,460 --> 00:48:52,940
friend with excellent capacity and 

1219
00:48:52,940 --> 00:48:54,940
growing capabilities , and again we 

1220
00:48:54,940 --> 00:48:57,273
just see the relationship growing there . 

1221
00:48:57,273 --> 00:48:59,107
And I speak often to my Japanese 

1222
00:48:59,107 --> 00:49:01,700
counterpart on what they could do and 

1223
00:49:01,700 --> 00:49:03,740
how we can better work together as 

1224
00:49:03,750 --> 00:49:07,070
treaty allies with regard to 

1225
00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:09,264
Mischief Reef , you know , with in 

1226
00:49:09,264 --> 00:49:11,431
accordance with the U . N . Convention 

1227
00:49:11,431 --> 00:49:13,376
on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 

1228
00:49:13,376 --> 00:49:15,431
orbital arbitral ruling , we believe 

1229
00:49:15,431 --> 00:49:17,730
that PRC's claims are unlawful and so 

1230
00:49:17,730 --> 00:49:19,970
we will not recognize any easy around 

1231
00:49:19,970 --> 00:49:22,026
the artificial island or territorial 

1232
00:49:22,026 --> 00:49:24,137
waters . And again , we will continue 

1233
00:49:24,137 --> 00:49:26,248
to work closely with our partners and 

1234
00:49:26,248 --> 00:49:28,359
allies and and conduct the fun office 

1235
00:49:28,359 --> 00:49:30,581
that we intend to do to be clear to the 

1236
00:49:30,581 --> 00:49:32,470
China that we don't respect their 

1237
00:49:32,470 --> 00:49:34,581
claims . I think the last issue was , 

1238
00:49:34,581 --> 00:49:36,692
uh , nuclear crisis stability between 

1239
00:49:36,692 --> 00:49:38,803
Pakistan and India . Obviously , when 

1240
00:49:38,803 --> 00:49:40,803
you've got two countries would make 

1241
00:49:40,803 --> 00:49:42,748
nuclear capabilities and intention 

1242
00:49:42,748 --> 00:49:44,914
between them , it's something we watch 

1243
00:49:44,914 --> 00:49:46,859
very closely . I also talked to my 

1244
00:49:46,859 --> 00:49:48,748
Indian and Pakistani counterparts 

1245
00:49:48,748 --> 00:49:50,748
fairly routinely , and this is just 

1246
00:49:50,748 --> 00:49:52,803
something that you know . You got to 

1247
00:49:52,803 --> 00:49:54,859
keep a close watch on because nobody 

1248
00:49:54,859 --> 00:49:56,859
wants to see a conflict between two 

1249
00:49:56,859 --> 00:49:58,914
countries and certainly not one that 

1250
00:49:58,914 --> 00:50:00,748
could escalate . I don't see any 

1251
00:50:00,748 --> 00:50:02,914
indications right now that that that's 

1252
00:50:02,914 --> 00:50:02,830
happening at all . But it is something 

1253
00:50:02,830 --> 00:50:04,997
that we watch not just in that part of 

1254
00:50:04,997 --> 00:50:07,108
the world , but in other parts of the 

1255
00:50:07,108 --> 00:50:09,163
world . Obviously , it's a sectary , 

1256
00:50:09,163 --> 00:50:09,090
thank you very much . I think we'll 

1257
00:50:09,090 --> 00:50:11,201
stop in four minutes , but that gives 

1258
00:50:11,201 --> 00:50:13,370
me time to ask for two more questions 

1259
00:50:13,380 --> 00:50:16,520
you to reply and then for me to thank 

1260
00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:18,187
you for the 59 minutes you so 

1261
00:50:18,187 --> 00:50:20,187
generously given to us . So the two 

1262
00:50:20,187 --> 00:50:22,409
people I'll ask will be Alan Boden from 

1263
00:50:22,409 --> 00:50:24,980
the UK and then shutting piece from 

1264
00:50:24,980 --> 00:50:28,410
Cambodia . So Alan Boudin the floor is 

1265
00:50:28,410 --> 00:50:32,330
yours . Thanks very much and good 

1266
00:50:32,330 --> 00:50:35,150
often in from London . Two part 

1267
00:50:35,150 --> 00:50:37,094
question for me but would be quite 

1268
00:50:37,094 --> 00:50:39,206
concise . We've thinking , especially 

1269
00:50:39,206 --> 00:50:40,928
about into a specific number , 

1270
00:50:40,928 --> 00:50:43,094
interested as well in how you view the 

1271
00:50:43,094 --> 00:50:45,180
balance for the US between the Indo 

1272
00:50:45,180 --> 00:50:47,690
Asia Pacific on your Atlantic , on more 

1273
00:50:47,690 --> 00:50:49,630
perhaps , call NATO region of 

1274
00:50:49,630 --> 00:50:52,510
operations and your plan's proponents 

1275
00:50:52,910 --> 00:50:55,077
four presidents and priorities between 

1276
00:50:55,077 --> 00:50:57,188
those two regions and then relates to 

1277
00:50:57,188 --> 00:50:58,966
that . How you view the role of 

1278
00:50:58,966 --> 00:51:00,966
partnerships with countries in that 

1279
00:51:00,966 --> 00:51:03,077
more NATO or your Atlantic region and 

1280
00:51:03,077 --> 00:51:05,299
how the role of those partnerships . In 

1281
00:51:05,299 --> 00:51:07,632
the end , a patient mentioned five eyes . 

1282
00:51:07,632 --> 00:51:09,632
But if you'd like to say more about 

1283
00:51:09,632 --> 00:51:11,632
that , be very grateful . Thank you 

1284
00:51:11,632 --> 00:51:13,521
very much , Thank you . And we'll 

1285
00:51:13,521 --> 00:51:15,743
conclude with the executive director of 

1286
00:51:15,743 --> 00:51:17,854
the Cambodian Institute for Strategic 

1287
00:51:17,854 --> 00:51:21,460
Affairs . Sardine piece What ? 

1288
00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:24,767
Thank you so much , Mr Secretary ISS . 

1289
00:51:24,767 --> 00:51:26,878
I'm glad to have the last question as 

1290
00:51:26,878 --> 00:51:30,670
well . My questions , too , is which 

1291
00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:33,170
does to this year US and Cambodia 

1292
00:51:33,620 --> 00:51:36,180
celebrating the 70 years anniversary of 

1293
00:51:36,190 --> 00:51:38,800
our diplomatic relations , but in the 

1294
00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:41,010
last few years , relation has not been 

1295
00:51:41,020 --> 00:51:43,860
on a good term . In the Indo Pacific 

1296
00:51:43,860 --> 00:51:45,582
strategy , there is a specific 

1297
00:51:45,582 --> 00:51:48,080
paragraph outlining addresses for sick 

1298
00:51:48,080 --> 00:51:51,940
quickly to Cambodia and China relation 

1299
00:51:52,090 --> 00:51:55,820
or Cambodia increasing close 

1300
00:51:55,820 --> 00:51:59,500
relation to China . And there was a big 

1301
00:51:59,510 --> 00:52:02,510
accusation in D . C for the last few 

1302
00:52:02,510 --> 00:52:05,470
months . That might be . There's a 

1303
00:52:05,470 --> 00:52:08,480
speculations that China is having a 

1304
00:52:08,490 --> 00:52:11,020
building a naval base in the Cambodia 

1305
00:52:11,020 --> 00:52:13,350
territory . From your perspective . 

1306
00:52:13,350 --> 00:52:15,910
Missile secretary . What do you think 

1307
00:52:16,010 --> 00:52:18,750
can help to strengthen Cambodia US 

1308
00:52:18,750 --> 00:52:21,460
relation ? Putting aside your politics 

1309
00:52:21,470 --> 00:52:24,220
and the accusation off such Thank you 

1310
00:52:24,220 --> 00:52:26,550
so much . It's a secretary . 

1311
00:52:28,150 --> 00:52:30,261
Well , thanks for those questions . I 

1312
00:52:30,261 --> 00:52:32,460
think on the I'll go to the last one 

1313
00:52:32,460 --> 00:52:34,730
first , if you will on us Cambodia . I 

1314
00:52:34,730 --> 00:52:36,786
think its let's speak to the broader 

1315
00:52:36,786 --> 00:52:38,897
issue and that is concerned about the 

1316
00:52:38,910 --> 00:52:42,140
country's If you are moving closer into 

1317
00:52:42,140 --> 00:52:44,430
China's orbit and we see that happening 

1318
00:52:44,430 --> 00:52:46,930
for different reasons , a . A major 

1319
00:52:46,930 --> 00:52:48,874
reason why countries do is because 

1320
00:52:48,874 --> 00:52:50,597
China is coercing them there , 

1321
00:52:50,597 --> 00:52:52,430
threatening economic sanction or 

1322
00:52:52,430 --> 00:52:54,430
diplomatic isolation or doing other 

1323
00:52:54,430 --> 00:52:57,650
things . We also see China enticing 

1324
00:52:57,650 --> 00:53:00,880
countries with with loans 

1325
00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:03,850
with loans that end up being debt traps 

1326
00:53:03,860 --> 00:53:05,916
or the promise of building out naval 

1327
00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:07,650
bases that might benefit them 

1328
00:53:07,650 --> 00:53:10,880
commercially . But all these are is a a 

1329
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:13,660
Chinese effort to expand its power and 

1330
00:53:13,660 --> 00:53:15,827
expand its influence in the region and 

1331
00:53:15,827 --> 00:53:18,049
then , of course , beyond the region as 

1332
00:53:18,049 --> 00:53:20,104
well . You know , China's first base 

1333
00:53:20,104 --> 00:53:22,216
overseas is actually in Djibouti , of 

1334
00:53:22,216 --> 00:53:24,670
all places , so we get very concerned 

1335
00:53:24,670 --> 00:53:26,870
where we see countries succumbing to 

1336
00:53:26,870 --> 00:53:29,092
this type of coercion . That's why I've 

1337
00:53:29,092 --> 00:53:31,220
said our ambition in the Indo Pacific 

1338
00:53:31,220 --> 00:53:33,500
is too defend our friends and allies 

1339
00:53:33,500 --> 00:53:35,667
and partners to defend the sovereignty 

1340
00:53:35,667 --> 00:53:37,660
of countries . Teoh defend the 

1341
00:53:37,660 --> 00:53:39,900
international rules based order in all 

1342
00:53:39,900 --> 00:53:42,011
those things and then call upon China 

1343
00:53:42,011 --> 00:53:43,956
to live up to its commitments . So 

1344
00:53:43,956 --> 00:53:46,178
again , I think the more that countries 

1345
00:53:46,690 --> 00:53:50,420
can embrace the same concepts 

1346
00:53:50,770 --> 00:53:53,430
and can help stand up to the Chinese 

1347
00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:55,980
and and stand for values that I 

1348
00:53:55,980 --> 00:53:58,036
discussed on this call , I think the 

1349
00:53:58,036 --> 00:54:00,147
better because if we're not careful , 

1350
00:54:00,147 --> 00:54:02,147
we'll find ourselves in a situation 

1351
00:54:02,147 --> 00:54:04,480
where China is calling the shots and we 

1352
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:06,036
have a completely different 

1353
00:54:06,400 --> 00:54:08,511
international order or least regional 

1354
00:54:08,511 --> 00:54:11,400
water . That puts China at the top and 

1355
00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:13,622
really is based on Chinese values . And 

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I don't think those air things that any 

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of us want Teoh want to see happen in 

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the long run with regard to the first 

1359
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question Indo Pacific versus Europe . I 

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don't see it as a competition per se . 

1361
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Our national defense strategy says 

1362
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we're now in an era of great power 

1363
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competition . That means that that we 

1364
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have to prepare for high intensity 

1365
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conflict going forward and that we've 

1366
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kind of teared countries and the top 

1367
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tier is China , then Russia . And so 

1368
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that's why I put particular emphasis on 

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those two regions and in particular the 

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two commands responsible for them Indo 

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pay , calm and European command , 

1372
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respectively . That doesn't mean it's 

1373
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not a global competition , because it 

1374
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is . We see both China and Russia in 

1375
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far flung places , whether it's ah you 

1376
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know , the Arctic , where China , where 

1377
00:55:01,510 --> 00:55:04,610
Russia clearly has a boundary but China 

1378
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doesn't we see them in Africa ? We see 

1379
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them in the Middle East , So my goal is 

1380
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to balance those 22 areas and to make 

1381
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sure that I prioritize them 

1382
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appropriately but also in the context 

1383
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of the other commands that we have out 

1384
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there , which is why I'm taking a very 

1385
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close look at the how we resource our 

1386
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disposition of forces . All those 

1387
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things that we do around the globe to 

1388
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make sure that we're optimizing to 

1389
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prepare for this long term competition 

1390
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this great power competition , if you 

1391
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will with China than Russia . Mr . 

1392
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Secretary , thank you very much for 

1393
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having some inspired such a annexing 

1394
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conversation with such a very diverse 

1395
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participation on the Indo Pacific . 

1396
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Thank you , Mr Secretary , Also for 

1397
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supporting double I double s efforts 

1398
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that defense diplomacy and promoting 

1399
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both reasoned debate and strategic 

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transparency in which you've engaged so 

1401
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wonderfully today . And finally let me 

1402
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hope that we will be able to see you 

1403
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personally . Between the fourth and the 

1404
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sixth of December at the Double I 

1405
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double s Manama dialogue and the King 

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number Bahrain , where we'll regarding 

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defence and foreign policy and national 

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security establishments from almost all 

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00:56:11,469 --> 00:56:10,640
the regions that have been engaged in 

1410
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this coal . Mr . Secretary from all of 

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us at the double I double s and all who 

1412
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were on this Cole , thank you very much 

1413
00:56:17,251 --> 00:56:19,529
for your engagement . Good . Thank you , 

1414
00:56:19,529 --> 00:56:19,500
John . Thanks for the opportunity . 

1415
00:56:19,500 --> 00:56:21,640
Speak Teoh to your audience today . 

1416
00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:23,807
Thank you for hosting this . Very well 

1417
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Done . A good discussion . Wide ranging 

1418
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discussion . And I do hope to ah , 

1419
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follow up with you sometime soon . If 

1420
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not Manama , then Shangri La next year . 

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00:56:32,362 --> 00:56:34,473
So thank you once again . Thank you , 

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Mr Secretary . Hope .