Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank both Professor Lam and Mr. Robertson.
It's good to see you again, Mr. Robertson.
I want to follow up a little bit on Mr. Chong's questioning. I have two areas that I'd like to talk about. One has to do with security in the traditional sense of the word. I come at it a little differently from Mr. Chong in that it's less on the side of assuming that there will be an invasion and more on the side of how to protect the status quo. When I speak to people from Taiwan, they are generally concerned about maintaining the status quo, which allows them to have a free democracy, a vibrant business community and a cultural community that we have come to love.
As opposed to deterrence in the military sense, are there diplomatic engagements and defensive engagements as well that you could see protecting the status quo in the kind of gentle standoff that continues at this time?
I'll go to Mr. Robertson first.