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Marco Rubio: “China wants to become the most powerful country in the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:19

You've had to, you know, negotiate and talk on America's behalf. How have you found in this role negotiating with Beijing, on the one hand, all the things that China wants to become the most powerful country in the world, and they want to do so at our expense. Obviously, we are Americans. We're not going to allow that to happen. At the same time, they are the two most powerful economies in the world, probably the two most powerful militaries in the world, although ours is further along than theirs. (05:19–05:24)

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Asserts that China aims to become the world's most powerful country at the expense of the U.S.

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