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Ed Markey: We discussed how predatory loans contained within its Belt and Road Initiative threatened to bury countries in debt and…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
We discussed how predatory loans contained within its Belt and Road Initiative threatened to bury countries in debt and undermine their sovereign decision-making.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights concerns over China's Belt and Road Initiative and its impact on other nations.

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