Members of the House committee on China painted a bleak picture of China's rise on the world stage and highlighted a multitude of long-standing policy failures toward Beijing during their first prime-time hearing Tuesday.
The hearing, which gave an overview of the panel's upcoming flurry of investigations into China, issued a clarion call for revamping the United States's strategy toward Beijing. Speakers outlined a series of complex, multifaceted threats from China ranging from human rights, trade, military, and geopolitical machinations.During the prime-time spectacle, panelists heard from four witnesses: Matthew Pottinger, a former National Security Council official; H.R.
McMaster argued that the U.S. has"underinvested in modernization" in its military for some time as China has developed powerful countermeasures. "Multiple administrations and Congresses clung to the assumption in China, having been welcomed into the international system, would play by the rules," McMaster said."Reality proved otherwise, but many leaders were slow to overcome wishful thinking and self-delusion concerning the intentions of the CCP."
"It is a real mistake to give an adversary coercive power over your economy," McMaster said at one point. While China seeks to cast itself as a considerate rising power and vehemently denies allegations it is pursuing global hegemony, the speakers made clear they believe Beijing is harboring nefarious intentions.
Tong, a naturalized U.S. citizen, harkened back to her time in a Chinese labor camp after engaging in pro-democracy activity.
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