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 :*Work with India and Japan to help finance projects that enhance regional connectivity between India and countries of the region.
 * ( S//NF ) Objective: Strengthen the capacity of emerging partners in South Asia, including the Maldives, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, to contribute to a free and open order.
 * Actions：Establish a new initiative with South Asian partners modeled on the Maritime Security initiative in Southeast Asia to improve maritime domain awareness, interoperability, and data-sharing with the United States.
 * Support creation of a maritime information "fusion center" in the India Ocean.
 * Establish a regional forum to promote common principles and standards.
 * Establish and gain broad consensus on a statement of principles on acceptable maritime behavior, to include a commitment to regional cooperation in lien with shared security objectives.

(U) China
 * ( S//NF ) Objective: Prevent China's industrial policies and unfair trading practices from distorting global markets and harming U.S. competitiveness.
 * Actions: Counter Chinese predatory economic practices that freeze out foreign competition, undermine U.S. economic competitiveness, and abet the Chinese Communist Party's aspiration to dominate the 21st century economy. (See: "U.S. Strategic Framework for Countering China's Economic Aggression.")


 * ( S//NF ) Build an international consensus that China's industrial policies and unfair trading practices are damaging the global trading system.
 * Actions: (See: "U.S. Strategic Framework for Countering China's Economic Aggression.")


 * ( S//NF ) Objective: Maintain American industry's innovation edge vis-à-vis China.
 * Actions: Work closely with allies and like-minded countries to prevent Chinese acquisition of military and strategic capabilities; broaden the scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to cover venture capital and other forms of investment by China; and adopt domestic policies that promote growth in key technologies.