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Barack Obama: “The use of force, the use of coercion, the threat of force, and other means of intimidation are unacceptable as vehicles…”

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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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasized that intimidation tactics by China are unacceptable.

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