John McCain: “We would stand idly by and accept it if they were tortured as prisoners? Of course not.”

As we turn our focus to great power competition and near-peer threats, we must face up to the true nature of the reality of Chinese power and ambition.

The National Defense Strategy offers a new framework for thinking about the global challenges we face and that places China squarely at the top of our priority list.

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who…