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Joe Courtney: “The stakes are huge. Trillions of dollars of commercial sea traffic and products pass through the South China Sea every…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
The stakes are huge. Trillions of dollars of commercial sea traffic and products pass through the South China Sea every single year.
Said by
Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the economic importance of the South China Sea amid international maritime disputes.

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