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On the recordNovember 26, 2018
If there is little or no response from the United States, doesn't this--our inaction, or little action--add to the perceived imbalance of power between the United States, vis-a-vis China and Russia?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono questions the consequences of U.S. inaction on global power dynamics.

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