Edward Markey actually said...

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

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

"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."