Edward Markey actually said...

"A recent survey conducted by the Chicago Council of Global Affairs said that China is a rising military power."

"Beijing is no longer content just to exert its influence behind closed doors."

"The Chinese Government has used this economic coercion against our allies and partners undermining U.S. foreign policy."

"the goal is not to try to make people choose between friends but to have multiple friends to have in a system that actually abides by international norms and rules of the road that we all agree to."