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On verdict with Ted Cruz, Senator, nice to have you with us.

You're back in Washington, DC, after Thanksgiving, and I want to get people up to speed on what's

going on right now, specifically with China.

It was shocking because the Prime Minister actually came out in the UK and is now leading

on this issue of China after watching what's happening to people.

He came out earlier saying something that the President of the United States of America

just said that they're still silent.

Take a listen.

Now let's be clear, the so-called golden era is over, along with the naive idea that

trade would automatically lead to social and political reform.

But nor should we rely on simplistic Cold War rhetoric.

We recognize China poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests.

A challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism.

Instead of listening to their people's protests, the Chinese government has chosen to crack

down further, including by assaulting a BBC journalist.

Senator, he came out and when you desperately need leaders stand up and lead, when they see

that America is not leading on China, I felt like he probably had no choice but to stand

up and to say this, I'm glad he did, but where's America right now?

Well, unfortunately Joe Biden and the White House are completely AWOL.

Now I will say, for the British Prime Minister, that was a degree of clarity missing in the

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