The challenge then is for the Biden administration if China were to provide military or economic assistance to Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, how can the Biden administration have targeted sanctions going after specific companies or…
Gary Locke
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May 28, 2025
The wholesale revocation of student visas based on national origin — and without an investigation — is xenophobic and wrong.
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I think China is fearing economic sanctions from the West were it to provide military or even economic aid to Russia.
If you don't have a patent, you can't get the funding that you need to start that new business.
American companies are losing hundreds of millions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars every year in lost revenues, and that is tantamount to theft.
I believe that we simply must convey the message that it is in the economic self-interests of the Chinese people and the Chinese Government to have strong intellectual property rights.
We need to hold their feet to the fire. We need to make sure that there are audits that we can all depend on.
I will support our ongoing efforts to expand bilateral cooperation on a host of critical international issues, from climate change to stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials.
I will be realistic and honest about the many challenges and differences that exist between us, including our serious differences on human rights.
Creating the conditions that help companies, large and small, is absolutely essential.
There is no reason--no reason--why Democrats and Republicans cannot come together for stronger job training partnerships.
I think we should be trying to create the conditions by which all manufacturing can exist and prosper in the United States.