SO MAKE NO MISTAKE：AMERICA IS IN THE INDO－PACIFIC TO STAY. THIS IS OUR PRIORITY THEATRE； OUR INTERESTS ＆ THE REGION’S ARE INEXTRICABLY INTERTWINED
OUR INDO－PACIFIC STRATEGY MAKES SIGNIFICANT SECURITY， ECONOMIC ＆ DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN SUPPORT OF OUR VISION OF A SAFE， SECURE， PROSPEROUS ＆ FREE INDO－PACIFIC BASED ON SHARED PRINCIPLES WITH THOSE NATIONS， LARGE AND SMALL， WHO BELIEVE THEIR FUTURE LIES：
－IN RESPECT FOR SOVEREIGNTY ＆ INDEPENDENCE OF EVERY NATION， NO MATTER ITS SIZE，
－IN FREEDOM FOR ALL NATIONS WISHING TO TRANSIT INT’L WATERS ＆ AIR SPACE，
－IN PEACEFUL DISPUTE RESOLUTION W／OUT COERCION，
－IN FREE， FAIR ＆ RECIPROCAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT，
－ ＆ IN ADHERENCE TO INT’L RULES ＆ NORMS THAT HAVE PROVIDED THIS REGION W／ RELATIVE PEACE AND GROWING PROSPERITY FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS…
TO THESE PRINCIPLES， AMERICA IS TRUE IN BOTH WORD AND DEED：IN OUR ECONOMICS， WE SEEK FAIR COMPETITION. WE DO NOT PRACTICE PREDATORY ECONOMICS. WE STAND CONSISTENT W／ OUR PRINCIPLES
THIS U.S. STRATEGY RECOGNIZES NO ONE NATION CAN OR SHOULD DOMINATE THE INDO－PACIFIC. FOR THOSE WHO WANT PEACE ＆ SELF－DETERMINATION， WE ALL HAVE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD OUR SHARED FUTURE
AS WE LOOK TO THAT FUTURE， OUR INDO－PACIFIC STRATEGY WILL BRING TO BEAR U.S. STRENGTHS ＆ ADVANTAGES， REINVIGORATING AREAS OF UNDERINVESTMENT
As Prepared， Embargoed Until Delivery
THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL THEMES OF OUR STRATEGY
FIRST， EXPANDING ATTN ON THE MARITIME SPACE. THE MARITIME COMMONS IS A GLOBAL GOOD ＆ SEA LANES OF COMMUNICATION ARE THE ARTERIES OF ECONOMIC VITALITY FOR ALL. OUR VISION IS TO PRESERVE THAT VITALITY BY HELPING OUR PARTNERS BUILD UP NAVAL ＆ LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITIES TO IMPROVE MONITORING ＆ PROTECTION OF MARITIME BORDERS ＆ INTERESTS
SECOND， INTEROPERABILITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT A NETWORK OF ALLIES ＆ PARTNERS IS A FORCE－MULTIPLIER. THEREFORE WE WILL ENSURE THAT OUR MILITARY IS ABLE TO MORE EASILY INTEGRATE WITH OTHERS － THIS APPLIES TO BOTH HARDWARE ＆ SOFTWARE， BY PROMOTING FINANCING ＆ SALES OF CUTTING－EDGE U.S. DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO SECURITY PARTNERS ＆ OPENING THE APERTURE OF U.S. PROFESSIONAL MIL EDUCATION TO MORE INDO－PACIFIC MILITARY NON－COMS AND OFFICERS
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