Thanks.
I'll be very brief and say that I think Japan is a very good example. I'll also add that there is a lot of memory of Canada in Southeast Asia as playing the role of a middle power. Canada was an active mediator in the South China Sea in the 1990s. Of course, during the Indochina wars, Canada was active in a mediator role. That legacy is there, and I think it's something that Canada can try to reclaim.
As was noted, it's not an either-or: an aide-de-camp to the United States or a middle power independent of the United States. Balancing between those two positions is difficult. There is a lot of attention being paid in Southeast Asia to what Canada is doing and which direction it's tending towards.