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On the recordJuly 12, 2016
But if you are a country in that region, knowing what they have done there, as far as not only jeopardizing your territorial claims, but also giving a beachhead in the event they decide to be even more aggressive, wouldn't you, if you were the military adviser to that country, tell them that they are at higher risk today than they were before?
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin questions the increased risks for countries near China's actions.

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