TO BE CLEAR， WE DO NOT ASK ANY COUNTRY TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE U.S. ＆ CHINA，
－ BECAUSE A FRIEND DOES NOT DEMAND YOU CHOOSE AMONG THEM
CHINA SHOULD AND DOES HAVE A VOICE IN SHAPING THE INT’L SYSTEM AND ALL OF CHINA’S NEIGHBORS HAVE A VOICE IN SHAPING CHINA’S ROLE. THE U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE A CONSTRUCTIVE， RESULTS－ORIENTED RELATIONSHIP W／ CHINA， COOPERATING WHEN POSSIBLE ＆ COMPETING VIGOROUSLY WHERE WE MUST…
OF COURSE WE RECOGNIZE ANY SUSTAINABLE INDO－PACIFIC ORDER HAS A ROLE FOR CHINA. AT CHINA’S INVITATION， I WILL TRAVEL TO BEIJING SOON IN OUR OPEN， TRANSPARENT APPROACH TO BROADENING AND DEEPENING THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN OUR TWO PACIFIC NATIONS
I WILL END AS I BEGAN – AS A PACIFIC NATION， THE U.S. REMAINS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A SHARED DESTINY WITH THIS REGION
THE U.S. OFFERS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS – NOT STRATEGIC DEPENDENCE. ALONGSIDE OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS， AMERICA REMAINS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE REGION’S SECURITY， STABILITY ＆ ECONOMIC PROSPERITY， A VIEW THAT TRANSCENDS AMERICA’S POLITICAL TRANSITIONS ＆ WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY WASHINGTON’S STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
FOR AS PRES. TRUMP SAID IN DA NANG， “WE WILL NEVER ASK OUR PARTNERS TO SURRENDER THEIR SOVEREIGNTY ［OR］ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY… WE DON’T DREAM OF DOMINATION.”
WORKING TOGETHER ON THE BASIS OF SHARED PRINCIPLES， WE CAN CREATE A FUTURE THAT PROVIDES PEACE， PROSPERITY， AND SECURITY FOR ALL... “A CONSTELLATION OF NATIONS， EACH ITS OWN BRIGHT STAR， SATELLITES TO NONE”
THANK YOU LADIES ＆ GENTLEMEN. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS |
