Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty criticized the liberal groups that called on the Biden administration to soften its stance on China, saying the U.S. adversary will not behave in a "rational" manner on its own in a Saturday interview. The thought back then: ‘Let’s expose China to our market economy, let’s give them the opportunity to see how we behave, let’s be conciliatory to China, let’s look the other way, and eventually they’ll behave in a more rational, more market-like fashion’. But Hagerty said China’s actions internationally speak to a bigger picture that could be trouble globally. As part of its global Belt and Road Initiative, China is heavily investing in mining and energy resources in the Arctic. But Hagerty said China’s aggression in the Arctic – under the guise of research – is similar to its motive in Africa.

Source: Fox News July 10, 2021 19:52 UTC