Antony Blinken actually said...

"This budget positions the United States to up our game in the Indo-Pacific: the frontline in our competition with Beijing."

"We have already sanctioned a number of Chinese enterprises and entities, for engaging in the transfer of precursors for fentanyl."

"We are communicating, every single engagement... every single engagement that I have had with a Chinese counterpart."

"Increasingly, it is China. So we are penalizing ourselves if we are not getting our full team on the field as quickly as possible."