Political Quotes

The reality is that if Iran is dramatically curtailed in its flow of revenue, it has domestic consequences in terms of those who wish to see a change in their own country.

So is it also fair to say that since China is the economic force within that region that we are challenged in terms of our own national interests in meeting that economic force with one that can compete with it?

Finally, Secretary Ratner, in March 2022 the Solomon Islands and China signed a security agreement ostensibly aiming in part to address, quote, ``internal threats'' including protecting Chinese owned businesses in the country.

The problem is is that we provide them no option in terms of an economic or trade agenda.