Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here. I want to thank the earlier witnesses as well. This has been a very thoughtful discussion. I sincerely appreciate it.
I want to put one thing on the record. I'd like to clarify that the agreement with China does not talk about EVs from a particular manufacturer. It just talks about 49,000 EVs. They could be from any manufacturer. I just want to make sure that we don't leave with the understanding that we had an agreement with one particular manufacturer in China.
As I listen to the conversation, one thing that's clear to me is what I think Mr. Kovrig was trying to say. He wasn't saying don't engage with China. I think what I heard him saying, and what he's been writing, was that having a strategic relationship with China is important, but we should do so with eyes wide open and make sure there are appropriate guardrails in place.
Do you agree, Mr. Burton and Mr. Tohti, with that sentiment?