Gina Raimondo actually said...

"We are in a fierce competition with China at every level and anyone who tells you differently is naive."

"China today poses a set of growing challenges to our national security. It is deploying its military in ways that undermine the security of our allies and partners and the free flow of global trade."

"Competing with China requires everyone on the field operating as a whole-of-Government, and working in a bipartisan way with Congress."

"Our ability to counter China requires us to show up; it requires us to show up in embassies; and it requires us to show up on the ground with money."