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Ted Cruz: China began aggressively expanding their territorial claims and building illegitimate islands almost two and a half…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
China began aggressively expanding their territorial claims and building illegitimate islands almost two and a half years ago.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz highlights China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea.

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