This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Batchler.

Selena Zito, writing for the Washington Examiner that Pittsburgh Post

gazette in the New York Post, conversation with Senator Tom Cotton about the

People's Republic of China.

Senator Cotton has been very vivid in his remarks about several aspects of the

People's Republic of China these last years.

And it's good to revisit what the Senator said then and what we now understand about

three issues in particular.

One is the virus, COVID-19.

Two is fentanyl, which curses America as I understand it.

Many, many, many tragedies.

And three is influence peddling.

The use of social media and other offices to favor the People's Republic of China and

convince the American people there's no adversarial relationships.

Selena, very good evening to you.

It's very helpful to see Senator Cotton review.

Some of his remarks over the years about the People's Republic of China were beginning

with COVID-19.

As I recall and as you recall in your conversation with the Senator, he was much

pilloried at the time when he bluntly came on television and spoke to anybody who would

listen to him in the Senate chamber.

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