Randy Forbes: “Do you assess that China's naval modernization effort forms part of a broader Chinese effort to assert regional…”

I do not see it as inevitable that we will have a confrontation with China in the South China Sea if we have the correct strategy to avoid such confrontation and potential conflict.

This country, this committee, this Congress needs to move back to strategic thinking where we have a comprehensive strategic plan.

I believe that we can inject enough doubts into the minds of China's leaders about its use in the scenarios we worry most about.

I think reasonable people can have different views on it. My perspective is that the benefits of the Law of the Sea Convention do outweigh any sort of perceived risks.