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On the recordJuly 22, 2020
the world is watching and dealing with COVID-19--the economic effects and health effects. It has affected every single one of our families in some way. While the world is watching and we are dealing with all those issues here in the United States, we can't lose track of what is happening on the world stage because China is using this moment when the world is distracted to push its way into Hong Kong and to break its word. When we deal with China, we know what they have done, the predatory tactics they have taken either on their own people or on countries around the world. The United States of America--when we do foreign aid, we go help other countries gain more freedom, more security, more stability, and more economic growth. We don't ask anything in return. We engage with them to help them. China is working with developing countries around the world by moving into different countries and taking collateral of their ports, of their airports, and establishing military bases around the world when poorer countries default on the loans they give them. They are not helping other countries; they are taking over other countries. They are stepping into country after country and offering them great new technology from Huawei to help their cell phone systems. They are establishing security systems around their banks. But what they are really doing is monitoring their people and gathering data on people all around the world.…
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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govinfo.gov
Jul 22, 2020

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