John McCain actually said...

"We seek to maintain a balance of power that fosters the peaceful expansion of free societies, free trade, free markets, and free commons--air, sea, space, and cyber."

"I think that strategy and that message needs to be consistent in its vision and in its articulation across the whole of government."

"The Obama administration has not articulated a clear, coherent, or consistent rebalance strategy, particularly when it comes to managing China's rise."

"We are not containing China. We are looking for a rules-based order, and here is how it might look in terms of our relations with allies and other partners."