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On the recordJuly 25, 2023
I want you to focus on those things, but, look, if China's offer is, we are not demanding any reform, here is some money, here is an investment and our offer is, yes, once we help you improve all these aspects of yourself, then we are open to more interaction. That is just such an imbalance and we will fall farther and farther and farther behind.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights the imbalance in investment offers between the U.S. and China.

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