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Thom Tillis: “Let us take a look at China's modernization program. Do they historically fund those programs in 1-year or 2-year cliff…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
Let us take a look at China's modernization program. Do they historically fund those programs in 1-year or 2-year cliff intervals?
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Tillis questions the funding stability of China's military modernization compared to the U.S.

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