Joining us now is Elbridge Deputy defenseer secretary in strategy and the Trump Administration, also cofounder and principal of the Marathon Initiative. Thank you for joining us. Host good to be here. Good to be here. Host thought we would ask you about china. What is the Marathon Initiative . Guest it is a small, new think tank on what we regard as the u. S. Policy, which is competition with china. Host how are you funded . Guest from a variety of individuals, governments, and corporations. We do not accept corporate funding. Host several headlines got our attention, including this one that says chinas military surpassed the u. S. In ships, fromles, and air defense, a Defense Department report, so talking about conventional weapons first, what is the relative size and strength of the Chinese Military . It is very impressive. It is daunting, actually. One of the things to remember is that the United States spans defense. Bly more in china has been closing that gap in china is a most di