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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
One final question, in Afghanistan they have told us that there has been tremendous deposits of natural resources that have been discovered. Why is it that China is the only country that's able to extract that, and do it in such a turbulent environment, and nobody else seems to be able to work in those conditions?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin questions why China dominates resource extraction in Afghanistan amidst instability.

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