Good evening, everyone.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us this evening. Their comments are very enlightening to all committee members.
Mrs. Bartholomew, you mentioned the $1 billion loan to Montenegro, if I'm not mistaken. You also mentioned China's economic coercion of Australia. What is China's most common modus operandi when it exerts its economic and monetary influence not only on western democracies, but on the entire planet?
What principles and practices should our democracies preserve to guide themselves and guard against this kind of economic coercion?
Finally, I'm going to pick up a bit on what Mr. Genuis was asking. Should a concerted international approach be a priority? As western democracies, should we work better together to guard against this influence?