after jeanine, dr. wong. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is johnny moss and i'm an architect -- jenny moss and i'm an architect in downtown san francisco. i am pleased to be here on behalf of the many individuals who have worked effortlessly for years to support the thoughtful development of the waterfront communities. without provocation, i am in favor of the project and encourage your unanimous support. ere is no doubt this project represents sound planning principles, historic sensitivity, acknowledgment of open space requirements and connect to be with neighborhoods and the other parts of the city. at the end of the day, this project supports what many cities search for, particularly san francisco, a template for creation of extraordinary experiences at the waterfront tempered by thoughtful guidelines regarding site design, building massing, and pedestrian access. to be sure, a tennis club and asphalt parking lot surrounded by green netting do not belong on san francisco's beautiful embarcadero. residents and visitors alike dese

dr. leslie wong, the incoming president, who will have to fill big shoes.t to say to the alumnus today, as you go around the west of the world with your values reject -- around the rest of the world with your values as a graduate of this university, make sure people know san francisco is and always will be a sanctuary for the rest of the nation. [applause] and to your student commencement speaker, if i may say -- [speaking foreign language] congratulations. he didn't know i could speak russian, did you? i hope to see you start a new tech company right here in the indonesian capital of the world, san francisco. -- in the innovation capital of the world, san francisco. [applause] i am thankful every single day for the opportunity to serve san francisco. is a privilege to wake up each morning and go to city hall and work for the people of this city to do everything i can to help you succeed in your lives. class of 2012, that is what today is about. succeeding and growing your lives, for yourselves, your families, and as mayor, i will state selfishly, your city

beijing's growing regional influence in that it wants a greater american access to vietnam ports dr parkman wong from hong kong city university believes china's neighbors may be using washington to get leverage against china i would not so you don't decide if you station countries this more powers would like to give up china but they would like to invite the united states to join in the arena so that they could have more power going to china if you serve a kind of. our sic no two china china and north assert all is so foreign to claims over this off china sea and vietnam can also be packed up out by the americans military power to counter china's military dominance in the region the south china sea has been a very important our strategic location for number one connecting oil shipping routes from the middle east to east asia number two these all saw a very important commercial shipping routes for all the east and southeast asian nations to solve china sea air speed in a very important irritant for china and southeast asian nations international relations for the past decades. a look at some worl