Remarks and Q&A by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Future of U.S.-China Relations | The White House
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Council on Foreign RelationsWashington, D.C. MR. SULLIVAN:  At least I had the bravery to give that speech at Brookings rather than at CFR.  So — (laughter) — Mike, I want to say thank you for having me back at CFR.  And to Susan and Kurt and Charlene and Steve, thank you for having me back…
  • Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    We also saw something that really stood out, which is that the PRC believed the United States was in terminal decline — that our industrial base had been hollowed out, that our commitment to our allies and partners had been undercut, that the United States was struggling to manage a once-in-a-century pandemic, and that many in Beijing were openly proclaiming that “the East was rising and the West was falling.”

    Sullivan can’t get away with this. He can’t just say a banger line like this and continue on without addressing it.