Our first concern always, sir, is our citizens. We have a good team in Taiwan. A number of Canadians are there. There are those with links to Canada as a consequence of student ties and immigration. The first thing is to make plans for the worst case, which I think is something we should be doing.
At the same time, we should also be helping as best we can to make a contribution, if we are in a position to do so, to deter China from wanting to go into Taiwan. Of course, that means more frequent visits by our frigates, probably with Australia and the United States. My great fear is that the Chinese will decide to do something, just as they did with the two Michaels, to make an example of an ally of the United States.
With freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait, we've been sending our frigates through on a regular basis, sometimes with the United States and sometimes with our allied partners. I think that's important, so that the Chinese get the impression—and the impression we want to leave, which is correct—that it is not just the United States they're dealing with. It's other countries, like Canada, that have an interest in continuing the current situation in Taiwan.