Thank you very much, Professor Medcalf, for being here tonight.
In the previous panel, a witness, Shihoko Goto from the Woodrow Wilson Center, said that, while she doesn't foresee immediate conflict, as she put it, between China and Taiwan, the threat of a misunderstanding is very real and the outcome could be unintended consequences, including and up to conflict. Certainly, that's how I understood her comments.
My question to you is less so on what you think about that possible outcome—although, if you have time, I would be interested to hear that. It's more so on where that leave countries such as Canada and Australia—middle powers that are stuck to....
Are we destined to simply watch? How can we be constructive in, as much as possible, mitigating that outcome?