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Marco Rubio: “It strikes me--and that's my assessment as well. I mean, that is how I feel as well, and it is not--obviously, money…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2018
It strikes me--and that's my assessment as well. I mean, that is how I feel as well, and it is not--obviously, money does talk, and Chinese investment abroad isn't simply into roads and bridges.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses China's economic influence and its impact on international responses to human rights issues.

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