Thank you, Mr. Chair, and yes, exactly: I'm going to share my time with Ms. Yip.
I want to begin by welcoming the witnesses and thanking them for being here.
I have just one question for them.
I applaud the Indo-Pacific strategy Canada released on Sunday. However, a witness told the committee that, given the current geopolitical landscape, Beijing seems to be realizing more and more that it will not get a hold of Taiwan through peaceful means, meaning that some type of confrontation with the U.S. and its allies will be inevitable.
How should Canada protect itself from that potential risk? How might that affect Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy?