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Ed Markey: “I fear that Xi Jinping will take a page from Putin's playbook for conquest to try to invade and exert dominance over the…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
I fear that Xi Jinping will take a page from Putin's playbook for conquest to try to invade and exert dominance over the independent, sovereign nation of Taiwan.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey warns about potential Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.

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