On the recordAugust 3, 2022
As much as it is possible in an open setting, my goal in this hearing is to have a frank conversation so that we can appropriately factor China's Middle East goals as we right-size American goals.
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congress.govChris Murphy: “As much as it is possible in an open setting, my goal in this hearing is to have a frank conversation so that we can…”
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Murphy aims for an open discussion on U.S. and China's roles in the Middle East.
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