SecretaryofDefense, MikeEsper, whoareflyinghalfwayacrosstheworldduring a pandemic a weekbefore a presidentialelectionforthesetalks, andthatjustshowsyouhowimportantthisistotheadministrationnow, havingleftIndiatherenowinSriLanka, theywillthengoontotheMaldivesandthenIndonesia.
Andthoselastthreecountriesthat I mentionedallhaveverygoodrelationshipsandstrongtieswithBeijing.
そして、最後に挙げた3カ国は、いずれも北京との関係が非常に良好で、強い絆を持っています。
SothisisallabouttryingtocontainencounterChina's growinginfluenceinthisregion, andit's worthalsomentioningthatonly a fewweeksago, MikePompeoasdeputyStevenBeacon, thedeputysecretaryofstate, made a visittoBangladesh.