FRIDAY, 9/13/2024

We are 54 days out from Election Day 2024. This race looks drastically different than it did 54 days ago, especially in the aftermath of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meeting for the first time on Tuesday night.

November 5th is of great consequence to America’s foreign policy and overall standing in the world. Where do you think the candidates stand on the issues? Do you trust Kamala Harris or Donald Trump more when it comes to matters of national security?

AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND KAMALA HARRIS, WHERE DO YOU STAND? COMPLETE MY FOREIGN POLICY 2024 SURVEY BY MIDNIGHT!

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Ambassador John Bolton

Driving the Week: I wrote for the Wall Street Journal about the evolving nature of the Indo-Pacific and what the U.S. elections mean for our relationships there. China’s recent incursions into Japan’s airspace and territorial waters materially escalate Beijing’s efforts to intimidate and dominate nations in the Indo-Pacific.

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Tokyo responded by announcing a multibillion-dollar satellite program to bolster detection capabilities against such intrusions.

Chinese “fishing vessels” have in the past periodically sailed near the Senkaku islands, which are claimed by Japan, Taiwan and China. Chinese coast guard ships and military vessels later began to appear, ratcheting up Beijing’s aggressiveness. Washington doesn’t explicitly recognize Tokyo’s sovereignty over the Senkakus but has committed to defend the islands under the U.S.-Japan mutual cooperation and security treaty.

These escalating forays follow Chinese interference in Taiwan’s airspace and waters, and its efforts to assert sovereignty over most of the South China Sea. Chinese naval encounters with the Philippines over disputed islands, shoals and reefs have also made headlines. Vietnam and others have often faced Chinese challenges.

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None of this is coincidental. Beijing is unmistakably contesting control of the First Island Chain. This variously described topography extends from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Kuril islands, through Japan and the Senkakus to Taiwan, on to the Philippines and then Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.

America’s next president will have to face the strategic consequences of this belligerence. Climate-change negotiations with Beijing should no longer top Washington’s East Asia agenda. Tweets suggesting China consult Google Maps won’t suffice, though they at least show someone on Team Biden understands the problem.

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I joined CNN’s The Source to discuss who I will be voting for in November.

Critical Context: After this week’s debate, I want to make one thing clear: I am not voting for Kamala Harris. As I've said and will continue to say, I will be voting for a conservative Republican on November 5th.

My Final Word: While I’ve never been in a pro-Democrat ad, I’m happy to be in the good company of Mike Pence, Mark Esper, and General Mark Milley.

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