24 Jul 2021
Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL), the House Republican Policy Committee chairman, unloaded on China for its behavior domestic and abroad, which included an unwillingness to allow the United States to get a handle on the COVID-19 virus before the onset of the pandemic.
Palmer said mainland China was more than an adversary but an enemy and labeled it as a country built on deceit.
“I think China needs to be held accountable, not just for this but other things they’re doing,” Palmer said. “China is an enemy. They’re not an adversary. The Chinese understand, but we don’t. I’m very concerned about what China is doing in South America — the advances that they’ve made. We were too tied to China in terms of investments. Our international corporations are tied to China. Our universities are tied to China. They’re stealing technology from us. They’re spying on us. They’re committing human rights violations. I think most of your listeners are aware of what’s going on in the western province of China with the Uyghurs, what they’re doing to Hong Kong. I think they’re a major threat to Taiwan.”