 The dark clouds of coercion and Confrontation are casting their shadow in the Indo-Pacific The stability of the region has become One of the central concerns of our partnership We share a vision of a free open and inclusive Indo-Pacific Connected by secure seas Defined by international law Free from domination and anchored in ASEAN centrality a region Where all nations small and large Are free and fearless in their choices Where progress is not suffocated by an impossible burdens of debt Where connectivity is not leveraged for strategic purposes Where all nations are lifted by the high tide of shared prosperity Our vision does not seek to Concurrent for extrude But To build a cooperative region of peace and prosperity We work through Regional institutions and with our partners From within the region and beyond of this Ford had emerged as a major force of good for the region