Edward Markey actually said...

"The United States, on balance, is losing this competition in ways that increase the likelihood not just of the erosion of U.S. power."

"The United States and China are now locked in a high-stakes geopolitical competition."

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

"The Chinese Government is undertaking coercive activities across the board, economically, militarily, and politically."