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Jeff Merkley: “A key priority for U.S. policy should be to effect a change in behavior by bringing China into the norms and disciplines…”

On the recordNovember 26, 2018
A key priority for U.S. policy should be to effect a change in behavior by bringing China into the norms and disciplines of other major creditor countries.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the need for U.S. policy to influence China's lending practices.

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