Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ambassador, you said that Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy had been adopted as a reaction, so to speak, to China's emergence as an economic, political and military power. The strategy says that “Canada will pursue dialogue with China to advance Canada's national interests.” It also says: “In areas of profound disagreement, we will challenge China, including when it engages in coercive behaviour—economic or otherwise—ignores human rights obligations or undermines our national security interests and those of partners in the region.”
Here again, the words are important. I believe I can say that China is already engaged in, shall we say, dubious behaviour in economic terms or in relation to human rights, national security or the safety of our pilots and others in the region. How do we intend to challenge China in situations like these?