>> defending the republic of korea has to be the first task, even as the alliance has to think beyond the peninsula it must never lose sight of the peninsula, defending against the immediate north korean threat has to be the first concern. but beyond that, the ability to assist other countries and work in partnership with japan australian others, to reinforce the capabilities of the association of southeast asian nations as well, to build a broader and more comprehensive relationship with security, it's no longer appropriate for the alliance to be solely focused on the korean peninsula itself. even projecting to things like europe, we see south korea playing very important roles in sustaining ukraine and assisting poland and keeping europe strong against the russian aggression out there, this is where things are headed and need to head, staying focused, what does that mean, it means staying ahead of technologies that north korea is seeking or demonstrating. they're doing both, seeking some and mistreating others and the successes been faster in greater that i think many of us anticipa

who is it that's carrying the security the republic of korea on a day-to-day basis? it's the republic of korea. that's not well understood in america and other places. the advanced technologies that are evident in the south korea military right now and the military industrial base is another aspect that's changed significantly over time. there are south korean companies that are on par and partners in some cases with the united states industries in producing advanced military technologies, or advanced technologies that can be used in dual purposes with military operations and activities. this is the south korea, u.s. alliance as it is know you with the military and security nucleus being there. to be sure, the threat has not gone away from north korea. if anything, it continues to merge in more and more dangerous ways, where north korea's missile technologies, for example, can range in the united states. that changes the nature of the game in many ways. it's the security relationship is no longer a peninsula security relationship, it has gone from peninsula to regiona

i am a park jin, foreign minister of the republic of korea. i would like to thank president gheewhan kim of the korean foundation, dr. john hamre of the csis, and secretary tony blinken, and all the friends and supporters of the korea-u.s. alliance for inviting me to speak today's forum. let me first congratulate both the korea foundation and the csis on cohosting the korea-u.s. strategic forum today. i wish to recognize all that the kf and the csis have been achieving over many years to promote korea-u.s. relations at our mutual understanding. i also wish to acknowledge the distinguished speakers and participants at this year's forum. all of you have been critical to nurturing, sustaining, and advancing our alliance through thick and thin. i -- due to other commitments as the foreign minister. we are one week away on the 70th birthday of our alliance. the signing of the korea-u.s. mutual defense treaty on octobe. so let us pause and reflect on what korea and the united states have accomplished together during this auspicious year. the washingt

a south korean guitarist who accidentally turned out to be the president of the republic of korea, thet china, if they don’t succeed now, to carry out a proxy war by attacking with their hands or provoking a big and military incident with the hands of south korea, and what will i occupy there? state, freedom of maneuver is zero, so the army is completely controlled americans, attacking or provoking a big incident with the democratic people's republic of korea, putting china in a very vulnerable position, i don’t think this option is absolutely, absolutely so inescapable, fantastic, it seems to me that we need to really think about it. and we need to look very carefully at the movements that will take place in japan, south korea, the ocean countries, in vietnam, by the way, to see what they think about this in vietnam, because the americans have such a situation, in that situation, which exists, they can only go ahead, but it should be noted, i’ll just explain that the south korean says: if anything happens, we will now unite the korean peninsula, we will now, and if anyone dares to int

our friends, like south korea, and our foes are all certain watching the strength and consistency of our commitment. the alliance between the republic of korea and the united states was forged in mutual sacrifice seven days ago, seven decades ago. and we are celebrating it over the next week, and remains the linchpin for peace and prosperity in east asia our partnership as those gathered in this room know is based not only on mutual security interests but also on robust trade relations, deep people to people ties and our shared values anchored in freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. as dr. cha said i have been a good friend of south korea about my time in public service. my state of maryland is home to tens of thousands of korean americans who contribute to our communities in every dimension of life and work. in 2011 when when i serve in the house of representatives i cast my vote in support of the korea-u.s. free trade agreement, and now in the senate i am a member of the korea caucus. the first trip i took after being elected to the senate included a stop in south korea where in august 2017 i met with american and korean force

if japan even wanted to pay for the nuclear umbrella and, in general , for everything in the republic of korea states. some kind of status about the republic of china in taiwan is the same, that is, you know, the perception of the states, rather according to the principle, no matter how worse it is, that the interests of the rest of the countries and the region are cooperating with currents, this is a huge problem in terms of the volume of information, but by no means in terms of its significance, this factor occupies a large place in official foreign policy, especially. of course in the republic of korea, well, i’m not talking about kainder, this is generally a separate topic in the people’s republic of china basically, that is, this is such an important moment in domestic political rhetoric, but they remember it either before elections, or at the moment of aggravation of any, say, especially trade contradictions with japan, you know, well, they can’t agree on some specific current trade and economic issues, belaminov begins to remember. and when they began to be afraid of china. this began a

asked if japan even wanted to pay for the nuclear umbrella and in general for everything, in the republic of koreates is the guarantor of some kind of status about the republic of china in taiwan the same thing, that is you know, the perception of the states, rather on the principle that it wasn’t worse , or something, well, the memory of the japanese occupation and military acts then... in the middle of the last century, does this now affect the readiness of other countries, the region to cooperate with tokyo? this is a huge problem in terms of the volume of information, but by no means in terms of its significance; this factor occupies a large place in official foreign policy, and especially domestic political rhetoric, of course in the republic of korea, well, i’m not talking about the dprk, this is generally a separate topic in china. people's republic, basically, that is, this is an important moment in domestic political rhetoric, but they remember it either before elections, or at the moment of aggravation of any, say, especially trade contradictions with japan, you know, well, they cannot a

the government of the republic of korea will continue to provide humanitarian and financial aid to ukrainerequest of the united states of america, said the minister of defense of the republic of korea, shin won-seok, during a press conference following the negotiations with with his american colleague lloyd austin in the capital of south korea, seoul. at the same time, financial assistance provided non-lethal military items, such as mine detectors and body armor, but not weapons. by the way, today the usa and south korea also for the first time since 2013 signed an updated strategy to contain north korea in connection with the development of its nuclear and missile programs. well, it's dumb. have changed my mind, i am returning to germany and to each other in an interview with tv channels, said the minister of defense of this country, boris pistorius. such a decision he explained what he called the 2023 experience . then, according to him, the allocated funds were quickly exhausted, and mr. boris added, followed by a quote from the head of the german defense department. this is a strong si

i look forward to welcoming the president of the republic of korea for a state visit later this month. my government will in all respects seek to make long-term decisions in the interest of future generations. my ministers will address inflation and the drivers of low growth over demands for greater he spending or borrowing. my ministers will put the spirit of communities and the nation ahead of the rights of those who endanger it. by taking these long-term decisions, this will build a better future. members of the house of commons, estimates for the public services will be laid before you. my lords and members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsel. [indiscernible chatter] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org.

looking to his excellence for the republic of korea and then for the state visit later this month. government will respects take long-term decisions in the interest of future generations. my ministers will address inflation and the drivers of low growth over demands for greater spending. the ministers will put the security of community and the nation ahead of the rights of those we endanger them by making these long-term decision government would change the country and build a better future. members of the house of commons estimates for the public services will be laid before you. lords and members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest. upon you. [inaudible conversations] >> ts weekend booktv returns to the texas book festival l from austin. on saturday beginning at 12:15 p.m. eastern coverage includes craig nelson author of the is the victor and how franklin wasn't prepared the country for a second world war and a pan discussion on free speech in america. on sunday at 11 a.m. eastern we will focus on women

government the republic of korea will continue to provide humanitarian and financial aid to ukraine, e republic of korea, shin woong-sik, during a press conference following the negotiations. with his american colleague lloyd austin in the capital of south korea, seoul. at the same time, i must clarify and remind you that south korea provided humanitarian and financial aid to ukraine, supplied from non-lethal military items such as mine detectors and body armor, but not weapons. by the way, today the usa and south korea also met for the first time since 2013 signed an updated strategy. they changed their minds, they are returning to germany and to relations with ukraine, and instead of 4 billion euros in military aid, they decided to give ukraine 8 billion in 2024, he said in an interview with the tv channel. minister of defense of this country boris pistorius. such a decision, he explained, as he called it the experience of 2023. at that time, according to him , the allocated funds were a waste of money. this is a strong signal to ukraine, which shows that we are not giving up. earli

were delivered in 10 batches, and with reference to the national intelligence service of the republic of koread here are new reports with reference to the joint chiefs of staff of south korea indicates that it is not only ukraine that may be concerned, because for all these weapons, if they are supplied, and ukrainian intelligence has been saying for a long time that there is traffic, supplies from south and north korea to the russian federation, then there is also another question for the same international community and countries, region and the same republic of korea, what does a state that has been under sanctions for decades get, what can it get from a terrorist state, what are the latest technologies that will be able to... increase threats both to the neighbors and to the same united states, because, well, the announced course of this country, it is known for confrontation, first of all, with the united states, regarding the number of shells, although they report, let's say, those sources referring to the national intelligence of south korea, currently, representatives of the main intel

later today i will travel to the republic of korea and later to india to our most important partners in the indo pacific. as we are engaged intensively on the urgent challenges of this moment, the u.s. remains focused on advancing the interests of the american people in every part of the world on issues that matter in their lives. this inflection point in the struggle to protect the international order, we are standing strong for our vision of a more free, secure, open, and prosperous world. we do not stand alone. we have built extra neri coalitions with allies and partners who carry their share of the burden. we leave this g-7 meeting stronger and more united in meeting the challenges of today. with that i will take some questions. >> the first question from courtney mcbride with bloomberg. >> thank you. israeli prime minister netanyahu said the government would maintain security control of gaza for, quote, an indefinite period. how do you reconcile those comments with previous statements by the u.s. and israeli governments opposing reoccupation of gaza? you address this, but other g

committed to work together to strengthen the semi-feudal water supply chain with india, japan, republic of korea and singapore. we've launched new initiatives to shape the technology and standards that will transform the future. we've deepened economic partnership with the philippines, indonesia, australia and others renewed and elevated our engagement in critical regional bodies, including the asian and pacific islands forum. and when we and when we offered to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution to make it easier for us to work together as we take on the challenges of a new era. there are many challenges. we're going to see more changes in the next ten years than we've seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit. where we go from here, the world is fundamentally different than it was 30 years ago. at the first annual epic, leaders meeting at blake island in washington state. the questions we must answer today, not about how much we trade, but out how we build resilience, lift up working people, reduce carbon emissions and set up our economies s

with india, japan, republic of korea, and singapore we have launched new initiatives to shape technology standards that will transform the future. deepen economic partnership in the philippines, indonesia, australia, and others. renewed and elevated our engagement in critical regional bodies, including the pacific island forum. and when we offered to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution. to make it easier for us to work together as we take on the challenges of a new era. there are many challenges. we are going to see more changes in the next 10 years than we have seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit. where do we go from here? the world is fundamentally different than it was 30 years ago at the first annual apec meeting in washington state. the questions we must answer today are not about how much we trade but how we build resilience, lift up working people, reduce carbon emissions, and set up our economy to succeed over the long run. how to deliver growth from the bottom up and middle out. so no one gets left behind. the idea behin

will continue, there is a question in the context of the handover by the democratic people's republic of korea, i think that the best result for us would be if at least they started, some kind of movement began in those american-chinese relations, so that china did not stand so much... on the side of russia as it stands today, and russia is a strategic ally for it, although the interests of china, in a broad plan, the sphere of american influence and chinese, obviously, must prevail over it, the alliance, temporary on my a glance with putin, and obviously the work will begin ... but of course, china is not the country that dramatically resolves the issue of turning its foreign policy 180 at one summit . as far as, in principle, it can be considered that for the american-chinese summit, here is the question the war in ukraine, relations with russia will be a priority, after all, the number one issue, taiwan, economic relations, is the situation in the far east even possible? i think that the number one issue is the vision of the global world, the vision of a bipolar world, which after china, ch

the far east to catch the whole conflict, it is there, let's say, the same democratic people's republic of korea, constantly threatens the countries of the region , is now helping russia, so this whole complex of all these issues, i think that the american and chinese negotiators, moreover, that mr. wang yi, such a chief diplomat of the people 's republic of china, he was on a visit to the united states of america, i think that such proposals will be prepared now. which, after all , will allow to find more points of contact than going to a confrontation between these two countries. thank you very much, yaroslav, pelivert, an israeli political scientist, public figure, but first, all the same, advertising. bleeding and inflammation ash, my advice. lakkal active. lacal aktiv actively overcomes bleeding gums, protects against paroditis and is noticeable. pulls the gums lakalut - an action that you feel immediately. new lakalut active plus with two-phase technology and a plus of active ingredients. for even more active protection lakald active plus. pain can become an obstacle. on foot with moves, n

rarities for our people, in the indo pacific, for the world, we are working in partnership with the republic of korea. i think, if you look at it, we have been strengthening all aspects of our partnership, starting with our security. if you go back seven tickets, or two nations joined in and alliance forged in blood. a packed -- pact with those who died to defend korea. our lives have been fortified by our enduring cooperation. we go together. today, that commitment to mutual defense is ironclad. that starts with extended deterrence, particularly in the face of dpr provocative actions, including missile launches, which violate multiple u.n. security council resolutions and undermine the security of the peninsula and beyond. beyond the launches themselves, the threats to broader security were demonstrated clearly by the visit to moscow this month. we are seeing this as a two we -- way street that is increasingly dangerous. russia is desperate to find a comment and supplies and technology for its ongoing aggression against ukraine, but also, a country that is trying to expand its own programs. in april

iaa is only founded to press and pressure states like the islamic republic of iran or china or the democratic people's republic of. korea and what not basically the states that say absolutely no to colonialism and occupation and uh capitalism or basically western capitalism for that matter, but the question is not. about the iaea, what they can or cannot do, they cannot do anything, neither that that can the un by the way, because the level of uh tnt and and bombs that have fell so far on the heads of the people of gaza uh has surpassed to bombs as we speak, and they already performed committed against the people of gaza, but the the question is what kind of new weaponry that they might use that could resemble a nuclear. because they have tested them before and they have tried them before, not only in yemen, but elsewhere, but usually they say that when you see such an enormous explosion like the one in yemen, for example in san, in 2015, in march of 2015, when they dropped uh neutron bombs, tactical nuclear weapons that they tried basically they tested on the yemens in 2015 on the mountain of fajaatan in san'a. uh, it

plans also include visits to india, the republic of korea and japan. well, the us house of representatives voted to allocate 14.5 direct aid to israel. the bill was approved after much debate and there is still no guarantee that israel will receive the money, the documents must still be approved and then signed by the president, but biden wants to link 14 billion to israel and 61 to ukraine in one bill for the current version of the document, where ukraine does not mentioned but promises to veto. support for tel aviv will become a serious burden for the us budget; if the republicans propose to take away 14 billion from the already allocated next year's expenditures on government services, then the democrats are going to borrow theirs from 100 billion, increasing the budget deficit, which has already reached almost 2 trillion. the eu authorities are actively looking around the world for a way to resolve the energy crisis in which the eu finds itself after abandoning russian oil, gas and coal. nuclear energy could help in this matter, but many countries i

negotiating table with the leadership of the most closed country in the world democratic people's republic of koreah we used to call north korea. this is stated in the report based on the results of the meeting of the south korean national security council. this is how seoul reacted to the launch of a missile by pyongyang , probably with a reconnaissance satellite on board. at the same time, the south korean government warned kimchanin. that despite the readiness to resolve all disputes through negotiations , in the event of provocative actions on the part of the dprk , they will be seriously responded to, well, they are ready, but we are not, because it is impossible to negotiate with terrorists. well, for today, i have everything in the world about ukraine column, everything only for today, because tomorrow i am sure there will be a lot more international news, and there will be a lot of news in our further broadcast, in particular, my friend oleksandr morchevka, as always.. . will tell you in detail the most important things from the world of money, so do not switch, hello, this is svoboda ranok

he’s not leaving the front pages, from november 2 to 10 will visit israel, jordan, japan, the republic of koreas the kind of tour he will have. a statement from the state department on this topic says that in tel aviv, blinky intends to declare support from the united states, israel’s right to self-defense from terrorism, why he is actually going there, what goals he has for visiting other states, what he will negotiate, as well as other events from the zone and the palestinian-israeli conflict, from the special military operation zone, we also, of course, do not forget about this, immediately after short advertisement. i decree that stepan be awarded the title of hero of ukraine with the order of the bandera power. stepan's father. was a ukrainian greek catholic priest and he, of course, was integrated into the church structure, which was permeated with hostility to russia, he was quite flawed, sickly, short, his hands somehow dragged behind him, and such people, as a rule, of course they experience a complex inferiorities, the guys from bandera's security said with indignation that he beat hi

is only founded to press and pressure states like the islamic republic of iran or china, or the democratic people's republic. of north korea and what not, basically the states that say absolutely no to colonialism and occupation and capitalism or basically western capitalism for that matter, but the question. is not about the iaea, what they can or cannot do, they cannot do anything uh, neither that that can the un by the way, because the level of uh tnt and and bombs that have fell so far on the heads of the people of gaza, has surpassed to a bombs, as we speak, they already performed against the people of gaza, but the the question is what kind of new weaponry that they might use that could resemble, weapons because they have tested them before and they have tried them before, not only in yemen, but elsewhere, but usually they say that when you see such an enormous explosion like the one in yemen, for example in san in 2015, in march of 2015, when they dropped uh neutron bombs, tactical nuclear weapons that they tried basically they tested on the yemenis in 2015 on the mountain of fajaatan in. it was horrific, horrific s

of foreign affairs of a number of arab countries; there are also plans to visit india. to the republic of korea, to japan. the us house of representatives voted to allocate $14.5 billion in direct aid to israel. the bill was approved after much debate, but there is no guarantee that israel will receive the money; the documents must still be approved by the senate and then signed by the president. biden wants to link 14 billion to israel and 61 billion from the us. in one bill on the current version of the document, where ukraine is not mentioned, he promises to veto. supporting telyave will be a serious burden on the us budget. if the republicans they propose to take away 14 billion from the government spending already allocated for next year, but the democrats are going to borrow their 100 billion, increasing the budget deficit, which has already reached almost 2 trillion. vladimir putin held a meeting with members today at the victory museum. for the first time, the public chamber of russia included representatives of the new regions of the dpr, lpr, zaporozhye and kherson regions. the presid

republic of seoul. seoul is everything. but i think as korea grows economically and has a greater or bigger global footprint, you know, all of these other players are going to be crucial because korea's demographics are changing rapidly, right? so from your vantage point, politically speaking and demographically speaking, how is that going to impact korea's global agenda going forward? >> well, i originally was born and grew up in seoul, and i went to tokyo and new york and washington and then i went to kyoto for my job. it was my eye-opening moment. now i am in kongju . we do see these polarization between the megalopolis and the others. it's a sad but it's not only korea's strand, it's a global phenomenon. it's pretty much understandable . all this organization is very high but having said that, again, the globalization, you know, we absolutely, south korea, big beneficiary from the globalization but now we do see kind of, you know, i don't want to say a -- however, we do experience this realignment with structure again, economic structure, a

committed to work, deepen the strength of the semiconductor supply chain with india, japan, republic of korea and singapore. launched new initiatives to shape technology and standards that will transform the future received an economic wart partnership. and critical regional bodies, including the pacific island forum. when we -- when we offer to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution, make it easier for us to work together, and take on challenges there are. and there are many challenges. we're going to see more changes in the next ten years than seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit. where we go from here. the world's fundamentally different than it was three years ago and in washington state. questions to answer today are not about how much we cherish but he we build resilience, lift up working people, set up our economy. how we grow from bottom up and middle out so no one is left behind. the idea behind this economic framework, partners on 14, dynamic nations all committed to initiatives like pandemic response vulnerable supply chains cl

next week, secretary austin will travel to india, the republic of korea and indonesia for several important engagements to bolster our strong relationshipses in the region. the secretary and india's defense minister will participate in the fifth two plus two ministerial dialogue alongside secretary of state blinken. secretary austin will travel to the rok for meetings with the rok minister of national defense, which include the 55th annual security consultative meeting. and secretary austin will meet in jakarta indonesia. this will be the secretary's fourth trip to the indopacific region this year. the trip cops as the united states along with u.s. allies in the indopacific continues to deliver historic momentum toward a shared regional vision for peace, stability and prosperity. finally. there's been some interest in whether secretary austin has had the opportunity to meet with the new speaker of the house yet. secretary austin and chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs had a chance to meet with mr. johnson yesterday. they look forward to working with the speaker and the congress to make s

we will continue to stay in close consultation with our republic of korea and japanese allies, as well as other regional partners and allies and monitor that closely. the phone here and come back in the room. phil stewart, reuters. >> yeah, hi. just trying to drill into the idea that missile or two missiles that were fired off yemen, that was truly a coincidence then? is that the understanding? >> yeah, thanks, phil. i'm not going to characterize it. just provide the facts as we know them and as we continue to analyze this, we are aware there was at least one missile and at this point our assessment is that those ships were not specifically targeted as to what was being targeted, again, that's something that we'll continue to look into. so, those are the facts as i have them right now. go to jeff shogal. >> thank you. given that the pentagon is under continuing resolution, is it having to move funds from training and maintenance accounts in order to pay for operations such as deploying aircraft carriers to the met and to the -- >> thanks, jeff. so as you know, you know, training funds

with india, japan, republic of korea and singapore, we have launched new initiatives to shape technologyrds that will transform the future. we have deepened economic partnership with the philippines, australia, and others. renewed and elevated engagement with critical regional bodies, including pacific island forum. and when we offered to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution to make it easier for us to work together as we take on the challenges of a new era, and there are many challenges. we are going to see more changes in the next ten years than we have seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit, where do we go from here. the world is -- >> john: we'll let the president continue to talk to the ceo summit at the apec conference downtown san francisco, the message to the ceos, that the region is very important to the united states and the united states is very important to the region. even though he's touting the u.s. economy, not a word about bidenomics in there. >> sandra: acknowledgment a disconnect between the economic numbers he sai

we committed to work together to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain with india, japan, republic of korea, singapore. we have launched new initiatives and shaped technologies and standards that will transform the future. we have deepened economic partnerships with the philippines, indonesia, australia and others. we have renewed and elevated our engagement with critical regional bodies including asean, and the pacific island forum. when we offered to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution. to make it easier for us to work together. as we take on the challenges of a new era and there are many challenges. we're going to see more changes in the next ten years than we have seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit, where do we go from here. the world is fundamentally different than it was 30 years ago at the first annual apec leaders meeting at blake island in washington state. the questions we must answer today are not about how much we trade but about how we build resilience, lift up working people. reduce carbon emissions and set up our eco

devoted more energy and resources for making sure we can meet the security commitments to the republic of korea, training events, intelligence collecting capabilities off the peninsula and robust sport in the indo-pacific, naval, air and ground, and in lock step, you'll see this on hand as our defense and foreign ministers meet shortly to make sure that that alliance remains iron clad. on the first question, i know, i remembered it, actually remembered it this time. we are not going there hat in hand to ask south korea to do something specific for the middle east. those are sovereign decisions. they have to decide for themself. they have been terrific friends and partners and allies in the region but even with the support to ukraine, as ukraine battles for its independence, and those are issues the south korean people through elected leadership have to make. >> john, you mentioned earlier that the administration is in constant touch with your israeli counterparts. do the israelis update you or apprise you of the progress they are making in this conflict against hamas? >> yes. >> and those conve

and we again just reiterate our very firm commitment to the republic of korea and japan but how it'saffect the dprk's military capabilities, i just won't be able to comment on that. >> strikes since october 7th. >> you mean since october 17th. yes. as you know, again, trying to parse out the two buckets. i don't have the exact details of all the responses we've done, whether in syria or iraq. for the three strikes that we have announced, those were all in syria. for the one again that took place early this morning, we had an aircraft that was able to identify where the close range ballistic missile was being shot from and therefore we were able to take action. >> i don't have the answer to that. >> outlining that so far in syria and iraq, there have been 58 attacks on u.s. service members. that does not include what we saw last night. i want to bring in courtney from the pentagon. what more do we know about this air strike in iraq and any other headlines you've heard? >> so the two things that make this strike the u.s. took in iraq different from what we have been seeing is number on

terms of its a discussion and the reality that would have to face that our allies in japan and republic of koreahey are in the game and most of the scenarios that a least i can imagine. i was wondering what your thoughts are. >> i'll take one more question. i know there are members of the media. scott, did you have a question? yes, sir, please. scott started from the council of foreign relations. >> thank you. the question that have for the panel is really about, as we institutionalize this trilateralism, it comes at a potential cost to autonomy in each country. it comes with a sense of potential entrapment. and i'm wondering if the panel thinks that there are concerns that at this point because we have a strong threat perception that is cohesive, that may not be a problem, but is there a concern that that could become an issue in any of the three countries involved. >> was a great question, i do, scott. take one more question. yes, ma'am. >> i am agenda for late on the asia group i had one question. i've been following the korea-japan situation are sometime since a bit controlling of effing. ye