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On the recordJuly 19, 2022
If the Chinese keep piling on the debt and we do not fund the Development Finance Corporation as our alternative that is more transparent and more sustainable, we will continue to go in the wrong direction in the developing world.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the need for U.S. funding to counter Chinese influence in developing nations.

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