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Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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U.S. Congressman John James, Chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Africa

Published | Video Starts at 07:19

We must cooperate where we can and compete where we must. Furthermore, I'm incredibly worried about the CCP's effort to export its authoritarian governance model throughout the african continent. The success of this decades long strategy can be seen with the votes of African countries and international organizations, which increasingly follow Beijing's direction. Yet polling consistently follows that Africans, particularly young Africans, want democratic governance. The United States must stand with the people of Africa and for the principles of freedom and rule of law. (07:19–07:29)

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Asserts that African countries and international organizations increasingly follow Beijing's direction due to a decades-long strategy by the CCP.

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