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On the recordMarch 2, 2015
I think any signal that we send that we're less interested in the Asia-Pacific, on the security side, than we currently are would be an invitation for change in the region and that China would be interested in pursuing.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham warns that reduced U.S. interest in Asia-Pacific could encourage China to act.

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