我一生的经历都是在和平和战争年代为我的国家在海上服役,我看到了很多地缘政治技术和物理的变化。但是,不管海洋发生怎样的变化,有一个是不变的。有一位著名的海军战略学家把海洋比作高速公路,把海洋比作我们公共的财产。我们经常对这些海洋习以为常,但是我认为海上自由对于经济的重要性就像空气对于生物的重要性。 My life’s experience is to serve my country at sea during the peace and war years. I have seen a lot of the geopolitical and technical and physical changes. However, no matter what changes occur in the oceans, one thing remains unchanged. A famous naval strategist compared the ocean to a freeway and compared the sea to our public property. We are often accustomed to these oceans, but I think the importance of maritime freedom to the economy is like the importance of air to living things.