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Mike Lee: “More than $5 trillion worth of international trade traverses the South China Sea annually.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
More than $5 trillion worth of international trade traverses the South China Sea annually.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the economic significance of the South China Sea for U.S. trade.

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