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Brad Sherman: while today we are told that the world domination of China is inevitable, 25 years ago, when I was just beginning to run…

On the recordMay 7, 2019
while today we are told that the world domination of China is inevitable, 25 years ago, when I was just beginning to run for Congress, I could find 12 books that told me that Japan would be dominating the world right about now.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Reflecting on past predictions of global dominance and contrasting them with current views on China.

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