Edward Markey actually said...

"But at the same time, only 39 percent see China's military power as a critical threat facing the United States of America."

"China's concerted efforts to institute economic security and domestic policies that advance its interests alone are significant and demand our attention."

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

"Well, we do not want to over-hype that threat, though, that we are the world power and they are the rising power and that they would overtake us."