Mitt Romney actually said...

"My assessment is that there have been nations that have severed relations with Taiwan but have not gone the other way."

"I know there are many who feel like an invasion could be imminent. But if you really believe that America was in decline, a position I disagree with, but if you were to believe that..."

"The best way to restore predictability and stability... is for there to be a margin of military superiority sufficient so that it is evident to people in Beijing..."

"China apparently believes that America is in decline, that our social networks are frayed, that our industrial base is not as strong as it once was."