Matt Salmon: “China's actions in the South China Sea continue to raise the risk of conflict while simultaneously jeopardizing the…”

We are no longer a bunch of pushovers here. We have people--we have a strong leader, and we are going to make sure the world is a safer place.

I have long championed enhancing our engagement with the Asia-Pacific and our friends and our allies in the region.

The last thing we want to do is squander these opportunities today and end up in a kinetic war.

I think China is the 100-pound gorilla. And, so far, I don't think they have even come close to doing responsibly what they could and should do.