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Bob Menendez: So is it also fair to say that since China is the economic force within that region that we are challenged in terms of…

On the recordMarch 13, 2024
So is it also fair to say that since China is the economic force within that region that we are challenged in terms of our own national interests in meeting that economic force with one that can compete with it?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the challenge posed by China's economic influence in the Pacific Islands.

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