John Cornyn actually said...

"In the last few years, China has actively worked to shape trade rules in Asia with economic initiatives and massive spending on cross-border infrastructure through the Belt and Road Initiative and oth..."

"the economic shock, not to mention the national security threat to the United States, is unacceptable."

"The U.S. withdrawal from the TPP... was a missed opportunity for national security, free enterprise, and international trade."

"the one thing that the U.S. has that China does not is friends."