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On the recordMay 8, 2018
I think us adopting a bilateral investment treaty with China would be a mistake, because it would mandate us to rules that we would have to live by, and they have shown that they are not going to live by the rules.
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Todd Young
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Young argues against a bilateral investment treaty with China due to lack of reciprocity.

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