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Dan Sullivan: “I think sometimes China has come out and said, 'Well, we were forced to do this because you're running Freedom of…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
I think sometimes China has come out and said, 'Well, we were forced to do this because you're running Freedom of Navigation operations in that region.'
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

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Sullivan discusses China's justification for military actions in response to U.S. Navy operations.

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