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Tim Kaine: “We're saying we are pivoting to Asia, but, by all intents, China's pivoting to the Americas, and we are losing influence…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
We're saying we are pivoting to Asia, but, by all intents, China's pivoting to the Americas, and we are losing influence in a region where we shouldn't be.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine warns about China's growing influence in the Americas as the U.S. focuses on Asia.

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