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Chris Smith: I wish we could. I really wish they were trading partners rather than adversaries, as they are around the world…

On the recordJune 16, 2014
I wish we could. I really wish they were trading partners rather than adversaries, as they are around the world, particularly in Africa.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith expresses a desire for better relations with China instead of adversarial ones.

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