#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bedg  ,,an ,,act  ,to /ate ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect to ! expansion 
( coop]ation ) allies & p>tn]s 9 !      
,indo-,pacific region & ,europe reg>d+ !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !              
,indo-,pacific ,coop]ation ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+   
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,congress supports ! f9d+  
on ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a articulat$ 9 
! #bjah ,national ,def5se ,/rategy & !  
#bjag ,national ,security ,/rategy4     
7#b7 ,! ,asia ,reassurance ,initiative  
,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dji7    
e/abli%$ ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
develop & commit to a long-t]m /rategic 
vision & a compreh5sive1 multifacet$1 & 
pr9cipl$ ,unit$ ,/ates policy = !       
,indo-,pacific region s z to advance    
,unit$ ,/ates national security1        
economic1 human rights1 & o!r regional  
int]e/s1 & = su* purposes1 ,congress has
 au?oriz$ appropriate fund+4  7#c7 ,!   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is lev]ag+ milit>y

 mod]nization1 influ5ce op]ations1 &    
pr$atory economics to co]ce neighbor+   
c\ntries to reord] ! ,indo-,pacific     
region to ! advantage ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a4  7#d7 ,z ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a cont9ues its economic & milit>y    
asc5dance1 ass]t+ p[] ?r\gh a :ole (    
gov]nm5t long-t]m /rategy1 ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a w cont9ue to pursue a  
milit>y mod]nization program t seeks    
,indo-,pacific regional hegemony 9 !    
ne>-t]m & displacem5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to a*ieve global preem95ce 9 ! future4  
7#e7 ,a critical objective ( ! def5se   
/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is to set !   
milit>y ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on a  
pa? t[>d transp>5cy & nonaggression4    
7#f7 ,! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a uses      
economic inducem5ts & p5alties1 influ5ce
 op]ations1 & impli$ milit>y ?reats to  
p]suade o!r c\ntries to he$ ! political 
& security ag5da ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a4  7#g7 ,unit$ ,/ates allies &      
p>tn]s are critical to effective        
competition ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  

#c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to exp& milit>y1  
diplomatic1 & economic alliances &      
p>tn]%ips 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region & ) 
,europe & l-m9d$ c\ntries ar\nd ! globe 
t are critical to effective competition 
) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#b7 to     
develop1 9 collaboration ) su* allies & 
p>tn]s1 a unifi$ approa* to address+ &  
det]r+ significant diplomatic1 economic1
 & milit>y *all5ges pos$ by ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#c7 to promote1 9 
p>tn]%ip ) l-m9d$ c\ntries ar\nd !      
globe1 ! values ( democracy & human     
rights4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,janu>y #ad1   
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