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Marco Rubio: “China is going to be a rich and powerful country. They…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Marco Rubio talks USAID, US, Mexico, China, Canada tariff wars, Panama canal.

Published | Video Starts at 16:34

We have no plans to go at this time, but you're right. I mean, look, the future of the 21st century will be about the relationship between the United States and China. China is going to be a rich and powerful country. They already are. That's that. We're not going to keep them from being a rich and powerful country. What we cannot allow is to live in a world where China dominates an entire continent and nobody there can have deals with us. (16:34–16:37)

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Asserts that China is and will continue to be a rich and powerful country.

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