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On the recordJune 26, 2018
And we have not thrown Chinese foreign diplomats out of the United States as we did Cubans for virtually the same kind of attack.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy highlights the differing U.S. responses to attacks on diplomats in Cuba and China.

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