Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25), who is the co-chair of the China Task Force, joined Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria to discuss the critical need to hold China accountable for COVID and ensure America remains ahead of China on all fronts. 
 
Garcia addressed President Biden’s recent refusal to answer if he planned to question the President of the Chinese Communist Party about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as several pressing national security concerns.  
 
“All eyes should be on China right now, and [President Biden is] turning his back on the problem. China represents an existential problem and the fundamental issue we have right now is that neither nation fears each other,” said Garcia on Mornings with Maria. “China doesn’t fear us because they know we don’t have the capacity, the resources, or the technology that they are currently developing and keeping up with them. And we don’t fear them because we have a president that is not recognizing the existential threat that China represents.”
 
He also addressed the recent reports about China building mock U.S. warships in its northwestern dessert to use for target practice. This comes as China recently tested a hypersonic nuclear-capable missile, surprising U.S. intelligence officials about their capability. 
 
“When you see what [China is] doing, not only building these man-made islands that extend their kinematic range by 500-800 miles, but also by testing hypersonic weapons—building missiles that go Mach 25 with a range that touches the continental United States,” said Garcia on Mornings with Maria. “We are setting ourselves up for a perfect storm where the United States is probably more vulnerable against this giant bear called China than we ever have been… China is getting a lead and we need to take them seriously.”
 
Read more on Garcia calling for the U.S. to surpass China here.
 
Read more on the China Task Force’s request to crack down on China here.