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On the recordMarch 13, 2012
China is all over the continent of Africa, and their desire to help the people, I think, is secondary to their desire to own the resources that the people have.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham warns about China's influence in Africa.

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