Marco Rubio: “In Sri Lanka, what it meant was the de facto takeover of…”

“They have a neocolonial project, the Belt and Road Initiative, which follows a very consistent playbook approach. Nations with promises of lucrative state projects exploit corruption, bleed those nations dry, and then hijack their domestic infrastructure. In Sri Lanka, what it meant was the de facto takeover of wide swaths of their political system after a project sputtered and Beijing seized the port. Beijing is also an untrusty, worthy partner in international commitments. We've seen this repeatedly in the Asia Pacific, where they have flagrantly violated international agreements and obligations on Hong Kong, …” (12:49–13:00)

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