Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on Fox Business on Thursday, calling for a major cut in economic privileges currently being expanded to China.

Between exterior In “Kudlow,” Cotton said the US needs to reevaluate its approach towards China’s strategic and economic manipulation. He outlined what he said was the various strategies China is employing to penetrate the Western Hemisphere, including efforts to establish influence near the Panama Canal and the adventures of Greenland and the Arctic. I did.

“China is primarily serving as the First Economic World War against the US, and China is preparing for war, some of which have been influenced or managed by China near the Panama Canal. “It was an invasion that they were trying to get to the Western Hemisphere by trying to invade Greenland,” Cotton said.

Cotton said the “most preferred country” status grants China within the World Trade Organization, which has the advantage that it can impose high tariffs on US goods.

“That’s why the President emphasizes our relationship with the Panama Canal and Greenland, which, for example, has been China’s permanent most favourite for helping China’s economy and super-charge over the past 25 years. That’s why we have a law to revoke the status of the state,” Cotton said. (Related: DCNF Reporter details the findings of a survey on China’s espionage to the US Nebraska Senate Committee)

Cotton said the US now needs to take the threat that China poses “to our way of life, to you and your family.”

Beijing reportedly began preparing for trade talks with the US government shortly after President Donald Trump declared a new set of tariffs. Before taking office, Trump said he had discussed fentanyl, trade and other issues and made a productive call with Xi Jinping.

As Beijing continues to seek greater global impact, concerns are growing over the threat China poses to US national security. Furthermore, in recent years, a considerable number of Chinese citizens have been trying to illegally enter the United States.

During his first term, Trump raised tariffs of up to 30% on $250 billion in China, along with implementing a 15% tariff on $300 billion, as well as increasing the duties of up to 30% on the $250 billion Chinese imports. strict trade restrictions on imports of the company.

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