A number of Biden administration officials are heading to Beijing as relations between China and the United States reach their lowest point in decades over economic and geopolitical tensions. House Foreign Affairs chair Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, co-author of The Early 202 newsletter, to share his assessment of the U.S-China relationship, the expansion of NATO and the war in Ukraine.
Rep. Michael McCaul joins Washington Post Live on Monday, July 17. (Video: The Washington Post)
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“It’s very irresponsible. I think by blocking the Black Sea Grain Initiative … it will cause famine throughout many parts of northern Africa, it will cause a food shortage in Europe but also the United States. So you’re going to see food prices going up all over the world…. Unfortunately Putin has decided to cause a global famine.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
“I’m getting some very grim assessments and its very unfortunate because I think every time we give them what they need, they win. But when we slow walk it and we don’t give them what they need, we give them just enough to survive, and that’s what’s happening right now.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
“The majority of Republicans still voted to support Ukraine, and that’s very significant…. That number is very disturbing, particularly the timing of this vote was very harmful and damaging to the counteroffensive itself. I can’t think of a worse message to send to Putin than 70 members of the House voting to [cut] assistance to Ukraine.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: The Washington Post)
“Some of these technology companies wanting to sell these advanced computer chips to China, in my judgment, puts the almighty dollar over what’s in the best national security interests of the United States.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
“Yes, and something we can do in appropriations is direct funding towards certain items like, say, ATACMS. They’ve been very stubborn on these ATACMS. I’ve been working them for quite some time.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
“Taiwan, in terms of immediate threats, is most in the bullseye of an immediate threat from the CCP. I just returned from there, as you know, two months ago. They were very aggressive in their behavior. They surrounded the island with 10 battleships, 70 fighter jets.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
“China, under the Paris accords, not only is extended to 2030 – well beyond our requirements – but because they can self-designate themselves as a developing nation, then they say we can’t comply until the year 2060…. To hold America to a different set of standards than China, is not fair…. And I ask the Secretary to please bring this issue up.” – Rep. Michael McCaul (Video: Washington Post Live)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.)
Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee
