Hagerty Statement on Revelations that Biden's Nominee to the United Nations Praised Communist China's Expansion into Africa

Statement

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement on revelations that Linda Thomas-Greenfield, President's Biden's nominee to be Ambassador to the United Nations, praised Communist Party-ruled China and its aggressive expansion into Africa during a speech in 2019:

"It is deeply concerning to learn that Linda Thomas-Greenfield repeatedly praised autocratic China's aggressive and troubling expansion into Africa during a 2019 speech at the Chinese government-directed Confucius Institute in Georgia.

"Contrary to Thomas-Greenfield's claims, China does not have "a firm commitment to good governance, gender equity, and the rule of law' as demonstrated by the Chinese Communist Party's rampant corruption, genocide--including forced sterilization--against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and its merciless dictatorial rule. Despite her suggestion, China's Belt and Road Initiative is not a force for good, but an instrument of the Chinese Communist Party's debt-trap diplomacy, corruption-driven capture of foreign elites, and predatory economic behavior around the world.

"America needs a diplomat at the United Nations who fully comprehends the diplomatic, economic, technological, military, and moral dimensions of China's challenge. I regret that the nominee appears to have fallen far short here."

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