Antony Blinken

I could not agree with you more on the imperative of this challenge.

We are determined to do that.

The world is watching how we--and Beijing--manage this relationship.

China represents the most consequential geopolitical challenge we face today.

If we're serious about this competition, we must demonstrate the same diplomatic seriousness of purpose across the board.

We have seen far more people dedicated to trying to interdict the fentanyl, to break up the labs, et cetera.

This Administration is committed to leading a bipartisan, whole-of-government China strategy that advances U.S. interests and values.

In my judgment, not being a part of that is a self-inflicted wound.

This administration is committed to leading a bipartisan, whole-of-Government China Strategy that advances U.S. interests and values and delivers for the American people.

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

We are not demanding that other countries 'choose' between us and China--but rather, are offering a more attractive choice.

One of the reasons that we established the Global Engagement Center was precisely to be able to push back effectively on that, but with the truth, not with misinformation or disinformation.

We do not seek conflict with China, or a new Cold War, we are not trying to contain China.

This Administration is committed to leading a bipartisan, whole-of-government China strategy that advances U.S. interests and values and delivers for the American people.

The policy that administration after administration has pursued over 5 decades, Republican and Democrats alike, grounded in the One China Policy, the Taiwan Relations Act, of the Three Communiques, or Six Assurances, has done very well.

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

If we're serious about this competition, we must demonstrate the same diplomatic seriousness of purpose across the board.

I think country-after-country around the world is increasingly making clear to Beijing that that would have catastrophic consequences for everyone.

We are acting at a deficit, at a disadvantage.

Last year, I set out the Administration's comprehensive PRC strategy to 'invest, align, compete.'

our ability to do things, that on a bipartisan basis Congress supports, including support for Ukraine and its neighbors, including countering harmful PRC influence, and resourcing our Indo-Pacific strategy, including maintaining our…

One of the concerns that we have going back some years is that Beijing no longer seems to accept the status quo in Taiwan.

It would be vital to make sure that having negotiated their extension that we provide the resources necessary to do that.

This is the number one killer of Americans aged 18 to 49.

This Administration has utilized, and will continue to utilize, a wide range of tools and diplomatic tactics to promote accountability for PRC officials' and entities' involvement in atrocities in Xinjiang.