07/24/2017
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"Haiti and the United States have a long relationship. It is, after all, our first sister republic here in the Western Hemisphere."
"Is Haiti better off sticking with Taiwan, and should we be concerned with China trying to develop a relationship with the Government of Haiti?"
"Haiti is one of the poorest nations of the Western Hemisphere."
"Haiti has only 14,000 to 15,000 police in its Haitian National Police which is less than international standards would call for."