Today's hearing provides us an opportunity to understand not only the direct threat that Chinese criminal groups pose to our citizens through trafficking poison across our borders, but also the long term strategic consequences of their presence in Latin America. And the Chinese government's response [to the presence of Chinese organized crime in Latin America]. We have some of the leading experts on Chinese organized crime in Latin America with us here today, and I'm looking forward to a productive discussion. (06:10–06:18)
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Implies that the Chinese government has a response to organized crime in Latin America.
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