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Roger Wicker: “We have done so for the simple reason that China is the only country that may have the influence to truly curb North…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
We have done so for the simple reason that China is the only country that may have the influence to truly curb North Korea's destabilizing behavior.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses China's potential role in addressing North Korea's actions.

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