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I also see an opportunity for a new administration to take a new and stronger stance on the South China Sea.

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.

The threats to freedom of navigation that emanate from the South China Sea and reverberate globally are a great enough threat to the United States.

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