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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Well, at a time when we have had these sanctions in place, Beijing has made well more than $5 billion in direct investment without asking for any sort of political change inside the country.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb highlights China's investment in Burma despite U.S. sanctions.

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