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Marco Rubio: “China is the number one challenge on every front that I can…”

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

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Interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on State Department Reorganization and U.S. Foreign Policy

Published | Video Starts at 27:35

And that's not a world that we intend to leave for our children and grandchildren. Is China the number one defense priority that America faces? I think China is the number one challenge on every front that I can imagine. Geopolitically, national security, economically, industrially. And look, the President says this all the time. And I agree. We don't blame the Chinese. The Chinese have done what we would have done if we were the leaders of China. (27:35–27:43)

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Asserts that China is the top challenge for the U.S. across multiple domains.

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