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James E. Risch: “President Xi has said that he wants to be the global dominating power by 2049.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
President Xi has said that he wants to be the global dominating power by 2049.
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Risch highlights Xi's ambition to surpass the U.S. as a global power.

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