North Korea, which is developing ballistic missiles and threatening its neighbors in in the east in Asia, is now volunteering soldiers to fight with the Russians in Ukraine. And then there is China, which is China...is determined to dominate the world stage economically and militarily. But our defense authorization bill, I believe, is one of the most important things we do here, because this is what allows all of the other freedoms that we enjoy in this country to flow from a strong America. (03:15–03:23)
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Asserts that China aims to dominate globally in economic and military terms.
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