On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
So we must regain the ability to invest in the region so that we could, again, fill that vacuum and we do not yield that vacuum to a country that is already very much present there.
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congress.govAdriano Espaillat: “So we must regain the ability to invest in the region so that we could, again, fill that vacuum and we do not yield that…”
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Espaillat emphasizes the need for U.S. investment to counter China's influence in the region.
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