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Tim Walz: We, China, is a big fat piece of meat. The United States, the Western countries, they're going to scream and kick for a…

On the recordOctober 31, 2011
We, China, is a big fat piece of meat. The United States, the Western countries, they're going to scream and kick for a few years and then they are going to come back because they each want a piece of us.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Walz discusses China's view on U.S. reactions to its actions.

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