Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told The Hill’s NewsNation on Tuesday that the U.S. should use a “carrot and stick” approach to China to curb its selling of dual-use parts to Russia to aid the war against Ukraine.

“Everybody wants the United States to be strong enough to respond to any peer competitor like China or Russia, and we should be strong enough to defend ourselves and to deter attacks,” Paul said, adding that he wants to see the next ambassador to China talk more about trade. “But we shouldn’t forget that diplomacy is important as well.

“When [Treasury Secretary] Janet Yellen and [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken went to China under Biden, they went over there and they shook their fist and they insulted the Chinese and told them to quit selling dual-use parts to Russia to use in the war. I would do the opposite.”

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