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John Cornyn: “They [China] want to dominate the United States economically…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 01:28

It's no secret to any of us that China is our near peer competitor. And they don't have. They don't have benign intentions with regard to the United States. They [China] want to dominate the United States economically and militarily. And they've threatened President Xi, the head of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party have threatened time after time after time to forcibly attack Taiwan and to consolidate Taiwan with mainland China. (01:28–01:41)

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Asserts that China aims to dominate the U.S. in economic and military terms.

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