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Dusty Johnson: “We cannot afford to be naive.”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

Interview with Congressman Dusty Johnson on US-China Relations and Energy Policy

Published July 12, 2023 | Video Starts at 00:44

I mean, I think they want to build a strong relationship with China. And to be clear, Liz, I don't want a shooting war with China. I don't want a cold war with China. But We cannot afford to be naive. Just the other day, President Biden said that Xi Jinping has ambitions, but those ambitions don't extend to territorial gains. Somebody needs to show him a map of Hong Kong and of Taiwan. (00:44–00:47)

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Asserts the need for a realistic approach towards China.

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