Antony Blinken: “This budget will also strengthen our efforts to outcompete the PRC.”

The People's Republic of China is pursuing military, economic, and geopolitical preeminence, challenging our vision for a free, open, secure, and prosperous international order.

The U.S. government was concerned Beijing was considering augmenting its support for Russia with 'everything from ammunition to the weapons themselves.'

I agree wholeheartedly with the short litany of items that you listed in terms of what China is doing to try to pursue its military, economic, diplomatic, preeminence or dominance in the world and across the board.

The extremely wrongheaded decision by the ICC prosecutor yesterday... complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement.