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Tim Kaine: “China is now almost two decades into an ambitious and unprovoked military buildup, with a clear goal of supplanting the…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
China is now almost two decades into an ambitious and unprovoked military buildup, with a clear goal of supplanting the United States as the dominant military power in the region.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights China's military ambitions and its challenge to U.S. dominance.

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