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Brad Sherman: “What is at stake is not uninhabited reefs but the entire country. And Taiwan is not asking us for deployment, or to…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
What is at stake is not uninhabited reefs but the entire country. And Taiwan is not asking us for deployment, or to spend money. They are simply asking for the tools to defend themselves.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes Taiwan's need for defense tools, not military deployment.

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