I believe, if we are to maintain our credibility in the region, if we are to sustain confidence in the rebalance to Asia, that it is extremely important for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be ratified.
Forbes emphasizes the importance of ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership for regional credibility.
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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.
In the coming decades, this is the region where the largest armies in the world will camp.
I also see an opportunity for a new administration to take a new and stronger stance on the South China Sea.
This country, this committee, this Congress needs to move back to strategic thinking where we have a comprehensive strategic plan.
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