Tim Kaine actually said...

"The Chinese understand and respect strength better than any other people I know."

"Does the Senate Foreign Relations Committee want to check up or not on what the entire executive branch is doing to help China be more competitive?"

"I think Professor Allison has done us all a great service in this book about the diagnosis of the problem."

"I would say it is very hard to tell. I would give it a successful for as far as I can see from the actions and the words."