Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Sunday the deadly Capitol siege and its political aftermath is playing right into the hand of China, asserting Beijing will try to brand the discord as a failure of democracy.

In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Rubio said China will use the disturbing images from the Wednesday breach as a “talking point” that “democracy doesn’t work, it’s chaotic.”

“We could be talking about how all of us agree that this is terrible, and what is it that got in people's heads, and what are the things that people believe in, conspiracy-wise, and others that caused them to do action that we all reject,” Rubio said of the political discourse that has followed the riot.

“Instead what we are engaging in …  who should be censored by five [technology]  companies,” he said.

According to Rubio, the U.S. discord will be twisted by Beijing to keep its own citizens in check.

“They will play the images over and over to their people, Hong Kong, ‘that's what democracy is. What you need is order and stability,’” Rubio said.

“We are helping them and they are laughing at us. ‘America is in decline.They are a mess. China is going to be the future.’ So we did tremendous damage to ourselves.”

He added: “It’s ironic that a lot of the people that are out there saying this is because China rigged the election, and that China will take over everything, have just done them a huge favor.”

Related Stories:

• Rubio Calls for Republicans Not to Turn 'Into Them'
• Marco Rubio Favors $2,000 Stimulus Checks