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John McCain: “We seek to maintain a balance of power that fosters the peaceful expansion of free societies, free trade, free markets…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
We seek to maintain a balance of power that fosters the peaceful expansion of free societies, free trade, free markets, and free commons--air, sea, space, and cyber.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain outlines the goals of U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific.

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