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Marco Rubio: “An economic opening towards a totalitarian state in and of itself will not guarantee a political opening.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
An economic opening towards a totalitarian state in and of itself will not guarantee a political opening.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes that economic engagement does not ensure political reform in totalitarian regimes.

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