Finally, America has leadership in our competition with the People’s Republic of China.

In less than a month in office, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on steel imports to counteract Beijing’s subsidies that undercut American firms playing by the rules. He appointed CIA Director John Radcliffe, whom The Wall Street Journal reported believes “China is the greatest long-term threat facing the U.S.”

Few will forget the infamous Chinese spy balloon that crossed the North American continent before being shot down by a military aircraft off the coast of South Carolina. This week, we learned that the balloon was equipped with U.S.-made technology, sparking experts to investigate whether it was stolen by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or acquired through commercially available equipment that can be sold or resold to America’s adversaries.

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