Q：Your national defense strategy you laid out this last week mentioned the great power competition with China and Russia. I＇m wondering what role that might play in this trip （inaudible）？
SEC. MATTIS：Yes， you know， I think that what we＇re looking for is a world where we solve problems， and we don＇t shred trust. We don＇t militarize features in the middle of international waters. We don＇t invade other countries， in Russia＇s case －－ Georgia， Ukraine. That we settle things by international rule of law， you know， this sort of thing. And so I think that in terms of great power and competition. One point I want to make is we respect these as sovereign nations with a sovereign voice and sovereign decisions， and we don＇t think anyone else should have a veto authority over their economic， their diplomatic or their security decisions.
So one of the points I will be making just by being there is we respect these countries， and we respect their sovereignty， their sovereign decisions.
Q：So what do you think is the impact of the U.S. withdrawal at TPP on some of those relationships...
（CROSSTALK）
SEC. MATTIS：Withdrawal from？
Q：From the Tran－Pacific Partnership.
What sort of impact do you think that has on the relationships （inaudible）？
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