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Tim Kaine: If we want to be, you know, engaged with allies in the Indo-Pacific in a way that will support other allies like Taiwan…

On the recordDecember 7, 2021
If we want to be, you know, engaged with allies in the Indo-Pacific in a way that will support other allies like Taiwan and, potentially, be a bit of a deterrent to China, the involvement of France in those efforts would be a positive, correct?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine argues for France's involvement in Indo-Pacific alliances.

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