-china relationship and the attendant risks of graham allison lucidies trap. fortunately i believe we are well positioned as an institution in the united states senate to do this. in "the federalist papers," madison talks about one of the rolls of the u.s. senate -- roles of the u.s. senate with its members having six-year terms to be able to ensure lasting relations between the united states and other nations. through the institution of the senate. perhaps more than any other part of the federal government, this institution has the opportunity to think strategically and act for the long-term interests of our country. fortunately, we also have many experts and historians and professors and practitioners, whether it's guys like bob bob zoellick or graham allison or henry kissinger or a new generation of scholars like mike greene at csis, who have been thinking about these issues, the asia-pacific, the rise of china for decades. their articles, books, speeches are critical to devising national strategy to advance america's interests in the region. this is a long

just a few months ago in testimony before the armed services committee can, harvard professor graham allison gave testimony that in many ways is reflected in an article he just published in "the atlantic" yesterday on the eve of the president of china's visit. he states in that article and in his testimony a couple months ago -- quote -- "the preeminent geostrategic challenge of this era is not violent islamic extremists or even a resurgent russia. it is the impact that china's ascendens will have on the u.s.-led international order." more specifically, professor allison writes that -- quote -- "the defining question about global order this generation is whether china and the united states can escape what he refers to as the lucidies trap." he's referencing