So we had two options in China. One, I think we can enter into another cold war, and we can slip into that very easily. In fact, I’m not sure we’re n… - David Perdue

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So we had two options in China. One, I think we can enter into another cold war, and we can slip into that very easily. In fact, I’m not sure we’re not in the early days of that right now. A cold war with an arms race. And if we sit here and think that we’re going to win the next arms race the way we won the last one – by not firing a bullet and by outspending our adversary – I personally, as a financial guy, I just don’t see that happening if it’s mano a mano. With 1.4 million people – billion people, and we’ve got 300 and something. That’s not the answer. And the answer is, even if that were the case what we’ve got to do is basically build our number-one asset. And that’s our allies around the world.

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About David Perdue

David Alfred Perdue Jr. (born December 10, 1949) is an American politician and business executive who is serving as the United States ambassador to China since 2025 and previously served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Perdue was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2022.

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Birth Name: David Alfred Perdue
Alternative Names: David Alfred Perdue, Jr. David A. Perdue Senator David Perdue Senator Perdue Sen. David Perdue Sen. Perdue Sen Perdue Sen David Perdue David Alfred Perdue Jr David Alfred Perdue Jr.

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