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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I think, unfortunately, the Chinese leadership has taken advantage of that pride to test America in the South China Sea or the East China Sea, and it means we have got to stand up.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Baucus emphasizes the need for the U.S. to be firm against Chinese leadership's actions.

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