Youngkin blasts Biden's 'weak' China strategy: 'I don't call that leadership'

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., believes President Biden has a "weak" strategy successful starring nan U.S. successful nan "race to triumph nan early of nan globe" against China.

Youngkin was asked what nan narration betwixt Beijing and Washington should look for illustration during an quality connected Fox News' "America's Newsroom" Wednesday. 

"We first person to place nan truth that nan Chinese government's domiciled is to predominate nan world and do it astatine nan disbursal of nan United States," Youngkin said.

"We're seeing bipartisan support for that view. But unluckily nan Democrats thin to propulsion up short. When it gets difficult, past they comprise. And we person to person unity connected this point. Even Chuck Schumer said it nan different day," nan politician continued. "That's large extremity number 1 is that this is not a friends rivalry. This is successful truth a title to triumph nan early of nan globe. And China's trying to do it astatine nan disbursal of nan United States."

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said that "the Chinese government's domiciled is to predominate nan world and do it astatine nan disbursal of nan United States." (Al Drago)

Youngkin pointed to TikTok, nan institution owned by Chinese institution ByteDance, which nan Biden management precocious began to return action against aft Virginia and different states implemented their ain bans. 

"I don't telephone that leadership, I telephone it following," Youngkin said.

Republicans and Democrats connected nan House China Select Committee held their first proceeding Tuesday night, erstwhile they discussed nan threat nan Chinese Communist Party poses to nan United States.

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The House hearing, titled "The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America," sought to reside immoderate of nan issues raised by Republicans successful each chambers of nan government, including nan Virginia governor.

"What that intends is, we cannot beryllium weak. And what the Biden administration has been astatine each measurement on pinch measurement pinch China is weak," he urged.

A protester interrupts H.R. McMaster, erstwhile nationalist information advisor to erstwhile President Trump, arsenic testifies during a proceeding of a typical House committee dedicated to countering China, connected Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, successful Washington. At correct is Matthew Pottinger, erstwhile lawman nationalist information advisor to erstwhile President Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"Finally, we person to admit is that nan astir coercive measurement of nan Chinese authorities is done economical imperialism," nan politician said. "In nan past 5 years they person fundamentally shifted, and they are projecting their communist ideology done economics astir nan world. And we've sewage to admit this and guidelines up for those astir trusted industries that we cognize are nan early of nan United States."

Youngkin discussed really America's industries, specified arsenic semiconductors and proviso chains, must beryllium protected, and nan authorities must "make judge we person trusted proviso chains that are American owned, American dominated, aliases pinch trusted world partners."

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said President Biden has been "weak" successful relations pinch China. (Anna Moneymaker)

"It's been clear China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, these aren't trusted world partners, truthful we person to make judge they aren't portion of our proviso chains," he stated.

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Youngkin's comments comes aft nan Energy Department and FBI head concluded that COVID-19 apt dispersed aft nan microorganism leaked from a lab successful Wuhan, China, and conscionable weeks aft nan Biden management decided to not instantly sprout down a Chinese spy balloon floating crossed nan United States.