Edward Markey actually said...

China's Belt and Road Initiative may further coerce its neighbors through loans that they cannot repay.

I think what it teaches us, Senator, is that China is going to use its economic clout to try to achieve its geopolitical aims.

The idea that they can somehow buy their way out of these violations sends a really disturbing signal.

To avoid these outcomes, the central aims of U.S. strategy in the near-term should be to enhance U.S. competitiveness.