Marco Rubio: “China is much stronger, much richer, much more powerful, and…”

“And not only do we have a geopolitical adversary now, a competitor, we have certainly the strongest one we've ever had. From a comprehensive point of view. China is much stronger, much richer, much more powerful, and has much more capability and potential than the Soviet Union ever had. But our politics moves very slowly. Our system of government moves very slowly, our politics move very slowly.” (02:36–02:45)

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