have talked about a deeper military relationship. the defense minister for russia was in north korea last month and was given the royal treatment, the vip treatment by the north korean leader. so this is clearly a proximate threat that the three leaders are coming together on. while kelly was speaking, they just released a joint statement, and what s interesting about it is there s very clear calling-out of china, which i know was an issue among the leaders before and the negotiations leading up to camp david. the two asian leaders were a little skittish about mentioning china directly and their unlawful actions in the region. but it has come out in a statement, and that s pretty significant. let me talk about how it s no small thing for korea south korea and japan to overcome their differences, overcome the long-standing anger and tension between those two countries. does that only underscore how acute a threat china is, both militarily and economically in