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Mitch McConnell: “Japan is among America's closest treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific, and the risk of conflict in the region is the…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
Japan is among America's closest treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific, and the risk of conflict in the region is the product of Chinese aggression, not western 'threat inflation'.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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McConnell addresses geopolitical tensions, attributing risks to Chinese actions rather than Western exaggeration.

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