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James E. Risch: “Whenever you talk about voluntary, anybody here think that China or Russia are going to voluntarily comply with any…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2023
Whenever you talk about voluntary, anybody here think that China or Russia are going to voluntarily comply with any international norms when they think it is in their best interest to do otherwise?
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Questioning the likelihood of China and Russia complying with international norms.

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