And other countries are taking advantage of that. What do you think about the scope of our presence at some of these Rule Setting Meetings . What are your plans for the future . Senator, we need to be there. We need to be active. We need to be capable. We need to be value added. We need to come prepared to engage and work for americas interests in these multilateral discussions. I think you described wto in this article. Sounds like we share that sentiment. I couldnt tell you why we werent there. I dont know if it was an absence of people or the absence of focus. I view those as important to get the International Rule of law thats in accord with our view and not the chinese view in that particular instance. You have concerns and i will do my best to make sure were there and were capable. Appreciate it, that answer. I want to get a little bit of clarification with respect to an answer that you gave Senator Menendez at the outset coming back to that meeting with the president on march 22
and other countries are taking advantage of that. what do you think about the scope of our presence at some of these rule setting meetings? what are your plans for the future? senator, we need to be there. we need to be active. we need to be capable. we need to be value added. we need to come prepared to engage and work for america s interests in these multilateral discussions. i think you described wto in this article. sounds like we share that sentiment. i couldn t tell you why we weren t there. i don t know if it was an absence of people or the absence of focus. i view those as important to get the international rule of law that s in accord with our view and not the chinese view in that particular instance. you have concerns and i will do my best to make sure we re there and we re capable. appreciate it, that answer. i want to get a little bit of clarification with respect to an answer that you gave senator menendez at the outset coming back to that meeting with the president on