State Department reorganization could harm U.S. in tech battle with China

The US State Department announced a major reorg this month, and the changes could weaken America’s ability to counter China’s growing technological influence.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced his plan to “make the State Department Great Again” in a press release Tuesday. In an accompanying blog, Rubio slammed the agency as too bloated “to perform basic diplomatic functions,” blaming a fifteen-year surge in size and taxpayer cost.

Echoing his boss, President Trump, Rubio promised the reorganization would “drain the bloated, bureaucratic swamp, empowering the department from the ground up.”

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