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Brad Sherman: “The Philippines wants to calm down. Japan is willing to spend only 1 percent of its GDP defending itself.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
The Philippines wants to calm down. Japan is willing to spend only 1 percent of its GDP defending itself.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman highlights the lack of urgency from regional allies regarding territorial disputes.

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