Antony Blinken

Through efforts to invest at home and strengthen ties with allies abroad, the Administration has put the United States in the best position to compete with the PRC in decades.

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

We are engaged in an intense competition with China across many areas, but it is not in our interest for that competition to veer into conflict.

We will purposefully engage with Beijing, not as a favor, or with engagement as an end unto itself, but in ways that reflects our values and where we can find areas of cooperation that are in our mutual interest.

I think that Congressional engagement is absolutely vital.

We are not trying to contain China. And in fact, the United States continues to have a comprehensive trade and investment relationship with China.

This is at the top of the agenda.

We do. I think--let me put it this way, in my capacity as Secretary of State, I have signed out more cases for Taiwan than any of my predecessors.

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

I think it is a mistake for our country's economy, and I think it is a mistake for our country's national security.

The unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in U.S. territorial airspace must never again occur.

This is a couple of months ago.

China represents the most consequential geopolitical challenge that we face today; a country with the intent and, increasingly, the capability to challenge our vision for a free, open, secure, and prosperous international order.

Last year, we seized enough fentanyl to kill every single American.

What we have done every single step along the way is to try to adjust to where the war was, where the aggression was, to give the Ukrainians what they need to take back, yes to take back the land that had been seized from them.

My first priority is the safety of our people. And I determined that the deteriorating security conditions in Khartoum posed an unacceptable risk to keeping our team there at this time.

I share your concerns about endemic corruption in Lebanon, officials' reluctance to implement reforms, and stalled presidential elections.

I made a commitment that I would see a marker of my success or not in this job whether or not the institution made real progress in building an institution that actually reflects the country that we are there to represent.

The budget will help us push back on advancing authoritarianism and democratic backsliding by strengthening democracies around the world.

We are fully prepared to move forward.

This budget will help us continue the fight against HIV/AIDS, while advancing health security more broadly.

We have worked from day one to do two things, foundational things: One is to support important investments in ourselves.

the DFC is a critical tool, one that I think we are using, increasingly, effectively

Ninety-six percent of it is coming through ports of entry.

I very much appreciate the leadership of this committee; particularly you, Senator Graham, on this issue.