Antony Blinken actually said...

"We need an additional number of civil and foreign service employees to scale up the Indo-Pacific strategy, and to out-compete China."

"I share the concern about that, and we have been asking the Mexican Authorities... about the military and police presence there."

"President Biden is firmly committed to advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific."

"An international order that values democracy and human rights, and respects international borders is not a given."