Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the two witnesses for being here. We are grateful to them.
I would like to take advantage of the fact that one of the witnesses is talking about the situation with Russia and the other about the situation with China. Up to now, we've tended to deal with these countries in isolation. Yet they both pose threats to Canada.
I would like both witnesses to talk about the possibility of a cascade of events. I imagine that China is watching closely what is happening in Ukraine at the moment and will be watching equally closely the international reaction that will follow.
What impact do you think one of these situations might have on the other?