to recognize that any attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion cannot be accepted. the rule of law must be accepted. we must share this common basic understanding. >> many people believe that president xi jinping and his new administration have tried to be more aggressive in certain areas around the east china seas, the south china seas, drawing certain lines relating to issues of territorial possession such as what the japanese call the senkaku islands. do you believe that the new leadership in china is more expansionist than perhaps over the last 20 or 30 years? >> translator: china has been expanding for the past 20 years. this is not something that the current president, xi jinping, suddenly started.