Tim Kaine actually said...

We remain the preferred partner--security partner--in the region over the PRC.

China pushes the narrative that it is a benevolent patron or that it is a template for economic development.

They were disturbed in their dealings with China and Russia over vaccines because vaccines would be promised and then not delivered.

There is a fourth trend that is troubling, and that is the inflation trend. We are seeing higher inflation than we have.