Thank you, Mr. Stephens.
I'm going to ask Professor Ba the following question.
Professor, you mentioned that ASEAN builds regional stability. Can you comment, then, on the South China Sea conflict? Many of the members of ASEAN have territory that is being actively claimed by the PRC. It seems to me that what's been happening is that a slow-moving organization can't respond to this very aggressive step that the PRC has taken.
Can you comment on that? Is that an image of ASEAN's ability to build regional stability? It seems to me that it's doing nothing while allowing the PRC to continue expanding and building bases in territorial waters or economic zones that are claimed by other countries, some of which are ASEAN countries. I'd like to hear your commentary on that.