President-elect Trump has selected Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) as his next national security advisor, picking a retired Army Green Beret with years of experience on defense and foreign policy.

Waltz, who represents District 6 in Florida, has served in the House since 2019. He sits on the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees.

Trump said on his social media site Truth Social that Waltz was an "expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and global terrorism" and a "champion of my America First Foreign Policy agenda and will be a tremendous champion of our pursuit of peace through strength."

Here's what else to know about Waltz.

Hawkish views on China

Waltz will bring a hardline position on China to the national security adviser role. In Congress, he has supported legislation aiming to crack down on Beijing, including a bill to boost Washington's ties in the Indo-Pacific to prevent Chinese dominance in the region.

Waltz called China an "existential threat" to the U.S. in a 2020 Fox News interview.

"This will be the national security issue much like how we had to face the Soviet Union for much of the 20th Century," he said, adding that China "will be the case for the 21st Century."

Waltz is also the co-chair of the House India caucus, where he has sought to build deeper ties with New Delhi to support a common alliance against China.

Waltz has warned against China's historic peacetime "military........

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