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Janet Yellen: “China is America's most serious economic competitor.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
China is America's most serious economic competitor.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen emphasizes China's role as a major economic threat to the U.S.

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