On the recordApril 2, 2014
the use of force, the use of coercion, the threat of force, and other means of intimidation are unacceptable as vehicles for advancing China's territorial claims.
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congress.govBarack Obama: “the use of force, the use of coercion, the threat of force, and other means of intimidation are unacceptable as vehicles…”
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Obama emphasized that intimidation tactics by China are unacceptable.
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