If we do not have a robust trade agenda in the Pacific Island countries that they will not by desire, maybe, but by default ultimately deal with the Chinese.
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Menendez warns that without trade options, Pacific Islands may turn to China.
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We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region.
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We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region.
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