China has told us what it wants: to be the dominant global power by 2049. The path to that future starts where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet. Our bipartisan, bicameral delegation just returned from 10 days of deep and honest dialogue with our partners in Australia and the Pacific Island Countries. We celebrated the 80th anniversary of victory in the Pacific in World War II and commemorated 50 years of bilateral relations with Papua New Guinea. Across the Pacific, the signs of Chinese