One of the reasons that China's Political Warfare is successful in so many arenas is that we are bribed to be complicit, and bribed to be silent.
David Panuelo: “One of the reasons that China's Political Warfare is successful in so many arenas is that we are bribed to be complicit…”
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Panuelo discusses the impact of bribery on political integrity regarding China's influence.
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