Sec. Rubio: ‘We’re Not Going to Live in a World Where We Depend on China’

HERRIDGE If I can ░░░░░░░░ jump in what I ░░░░░░░░ hearing you say is ░░░░░░░░ in the last four ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ in communication with China ░░░░░░░░ also Russia Rubio Well ░░░░░░░░ enough the communication with ░░░░░░░░ s actually been better ░░░░░░░░ the communication with the ░░░░░░░░ under the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ to the current day ░░░░░░░░ is that why there ░░░░░░░░ to be some level ░░░░░░░░ maturity here and practicality ░░░░░░░░ pragmatism when it comes ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy That said ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ in a world where ░░░░░░░░ depend on China for ░░░░░░░░ rare earth minerals for ░░░░░░░░ components in our supply ░░░░░░░░ We re not going ░░░░░░░░ live in a world ░░░░░░░░ which China gets to ░░░░░░░░ the Indo Pacific and ░░░░░░░░ re not allowed to ░░░░░░░░ commercial ties in that ░░░░░░░░ because they re holding ░░░░░░░░ hostage and they all ░░░░░░░░ tributary states The Japanese ░░░░░░░░ no interest in being ░░░░░░░░ tributary state and they ░░░░░░░░ close allies of ours ░░░░░░░░ South Koreans the Philippines ░░░░░░░░ None of these countries ░░░░░░░░ to become tributary states ░░░░░░░░ for that matter are ░░░░░░░░ interested in becoming sort ░░░░░░░░ tributary states in a ░░░░░░░░ zone of influence We ░░░░░░░░ a Pacific nation we ░░░░░░░░ to remain one and ░░░░░░░░ our relationships there So ░░░░░░░░ is a red line ░░░░░░░░ us We re not ░░░░░░░░ to abandon our engagement ░░░░░░░░ a Pacific power and ░░░░░░░░ the other token we ░░░░░░░░ not going to live ░░░░░░░░ a world where the ░░░░░░░░ dominate things that are ░░░░░░░░ to our economy and ░░░░░░░░ held hostage by them ░░░░░░░░ s just silly to ░░░░░░░░ it Some of that ░░░░░░░░ improving our domestic industrial ░░░░░░░░ Some of that involves ░░░░░░░░ with allied nations to ░░░░░░░░ our supply chains And ░░░░░░░░ third point I would ░░░░░░░░ is we have to ░░░░░░░░ with this unfairness You ░░░░░░░░ Chinese companies can do ░░░░░░░░ anything they want in ░░░░░░░░ American economy for many ░░░░░░░░ years We allowed them ░░░░░░░░ do anything they wanted ░░░░░░░░ America but American companies ░░░░░░░░ virtually do nothing inside ░░░░░░░░ China And if they ░░░░░░░░ it s because they ░░░░░░░░ to steal your intellectual ░░░░░░░░ and then put you ░░░░░░░░ of business and replace ░░░░░░░░ with a Chinese company ░░░░░░░░ s why the president ░░░░░░░░ always talking about reciprocity ░░░░░░░░ we are allowed to ░░░░░░░░ there is what they ░░░░░░░░ be allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ Whatever they charge us ░░░░░░░░ tariffs is what we ░░░░░░░░ be charging them And ░░░░░░░░ s what the president ░░░░░░░░ bringing not just to ░░░░░░░░ but to the world ░░░░░░░░ reciprocity and fairness.”