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Senator Marco Rubio Speaks on U.S. - China Relationship in Senate Floor Speech

Published September 23, 2019 | Video Starts at 03:20

At this point, given all the information before us and the trends that have clearly emerged, ignorance on this matter is no longer an excuse. And frankly, The Communist Party of China is no longer hiding its ambition about what this is all about. I'm not asking you to believe my words on this. I just ask you that you believe them, that you take their words seriously. And that's why I come here. (03:20–03:27)

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Asserts that China is openly ambitious about its global intentions.

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“China is the rising power. The United States is the aging hegemon, and China's rise will be sustained.”
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“The socialist road with Chinese characteristics is obviously more competitive than the US Economic system.”
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“It is inevitable that the superiority of our socialist system will be increasingly apparent.”
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“Our currency will become the world currency.”
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