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Jim Webb: This is not a hearing that is designed to bash China; it's a hearing that is designed to raise issues that aren't being…

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
This is not a hearing that is designed to bash China; it's a hearing that is designed to raise issues that aren't being discussed.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb emphasizes the need for open discussion on U.S.-China relations.

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