Ben Cardin actually said...

It does seem to me that this committee is concerned that there are a lot of risk factors in the China seas.

These activities are contrary to China's own, to their very own past pledges and are possibly violations of international law.

I do believe that the United States has been a leader in maritime security issues.

Unilateral action by China caused a major problem at the time that could have escalated even more than it did.