Sen. Rick Scott: New Cold War – China threat is clear. Here’s how US, allies must respond to defend freedom

Sen. Rick Scott: New Cold War – China threat is clear. Here’s how US, allies must respond to defend freedom

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This year marks the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s speech at Westminster College where he famously declared, “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” 

For many, these words are seen as some of the first announcing the start of the Cold War. Today, the threat of communism is once again spreading across the Eastern Hemisphere. The malicious and oppressive government of Communist China has shown it’s eager to assert its power across the globe, undermine democracy and human rights, violate U.S. sanctions and prop up dictators. 

The United States must now recognize that a new Cold War is upon us and, with our allies, confront this threat and defeat the spread of tyranny using every diplomatic and military option at our disposal.