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Ann Wagner: “We absolutely must counter China's influence in the Middle East. This was a national security imperative.”

On the recordOctober 18, 2023
We absolutely must counter China's influence in the Middle East. This was a national security imperative.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

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Wagner stresses the need to counter China's influence for U.S. national security.

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