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Chris Coons: Finally, any policy for a free and open Indo-Pacific region must have human rights and democracy at its core.

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
Finally, any policy for a free and open Indo-Pacific region must have human rights and democracy at its core.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Stressing the need for human rights in U.S. policy towards the Indo-Pacific.

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