'China is not debating whether to pay its debts or wreck its economy,' Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington said at a hearing on Capitol Hill today.
as warning signs. Secretary Austin said investments in weapon systems will prove significant to maintaining America's military edge.
"China's vision is to be the world's military and economic powerhouse, and it is well on its way," Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the Appropriations Committee's top Republican, said during the hearing."The world faces an authoritarian government that seeks to regain its hegemonic past and dismantle the international order created by the United States and our allies following World War II.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer held a press conference during the first week of May alongside other Democratic leaders where he stated his intent for Congress to begin working on bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering the competitiveness of American industries, limiting the flow of U.S. technology to China, countering China's global influence, and deterring an invasion of Taiwan, among other things.
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