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James Traficant: “news reports say a Chinese spokesman said, ``America is our enemy, and we must prepare to fight them.'' Now, if that is…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2000
news reports say a Chinese spokesman said, ``America is our enemy, and we must prepare to fight them.'' Now, if that is not enough to infuriate Ronald Reagan, the spokesman further stated, ``China does not want to see George Bush get elected.'' He said, ``Bush will support and bolster Taiwan, and Bush will, in fact, build a missile shield around America, weakening China.'' I say that is a compliment to George Bush. Because think about it, last election, China got away with funneling cash illegally to the Democratic National Committee. No investigation. This time they are boldly trying to pick our President. Beam me up, Congress. It is time to mandate an independent investigation into this Chinese business. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the lessons we should have learned at Pearl Harbor.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Addressing concerns about Chinese influence in U.S. elections and calling for an investigation.

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