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Bill Cassidy: “What happened there? This wasn't supposed to happen. Not a market economy, not a democratic nation, and yet they are…”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
What happened there? This wasn't supposed to happen. Not a market economy, not a democratic nation, and yet they are competing with this.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Cassidy questions China's unexpected rise as a competitor despite its political system.

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