we areen asia, watching new strategic dialogues and ni initiatives, enjoying new latitudes to underscore that america is and will remain a pacific power. in the coming century, no region will be more consequenceal to america's future. it's not just a concern for uap, it's also for wha and sca, but it's really for all of us. because the security and economic interest will affect everything we do everywhere. so we have to engage you in our efforts, and we have reached out to, for example, eur to help us with an asia dialogue with the eu. we're working hard with our friends in latin america to expand their reach to asia, but to do so in a way that helps themselves and not just creates a market for natural resources. we should engage everyone as partners to work to establish a rules-based order for coming years. and that is particularly true, but autocratic regimes to the most democratic region in the world right now. with such growth happening on both sides of the pacific, there are greater opportunities and natural affinities for our countries to operate, an idea that we have improved and