Like many in the Biden administration, Secretary Wormuth views working with U.S. allies and partners to be essential to addressing the trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship. These views are epitomized in her many appearances testifying before various Congressional committees and subcommittees. 

In her June 22, 2021 Army Budget hearing, Secretary Wormuth outlined the challenge that strategic competitors like China and Russia pose:

A dynamic global security landscape continues to challenge our nation. These challenges include: (1) borderless threats, like COVID, cyber, violent extremism, and climate change; (2) the global siege on democracy to include an increasingly contested information environment; and (3) the changing distribution of global power that draws new lines and value propositions for many of our allies and partners. These challenges require an agile, ready, modern, and multi-domain Army that works alongside strong allies and partners. Strategic competitors and regional actors are testing American norms, institutions, and alliances. China, our pacing threat, increases its global assertiveness, while Russia increases its disruptive behavior.