Admiral McDonald, earlier you brought up the concept of “great power politics”. The rise of the People's Republic of China is on everyone's mind, particularly with President-elect Trump's focus on China and its role in the international system.
As you know, the government has started a 10-year process with the People's Republic of China that may or may not lead to a strategic relationship with them.
What are your thoughts on the two narratives? There are those who say we need to deal with the People's Republic of China, and others who say, yes, but we also have to focus on our other allies like Japan, and on new allies such as Vietnam.