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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
A rising power in the Asia-Pacific--it's rising very quickly. It has the means to compete with us militarily.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the military competition posed by a rising power in the Asia-Pacific.

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