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Laurie Buckhout: “China is building a Silk Road through Africa for trade and…”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 11:09

And if you look at Russia, you look at China, you know, you look at North Korea, Russia and China in particular, though, they're using different centers of gravity to achieve dominance in the information space. If you look at China is building a Silk Road through Africa for trade and bringing in weapons systems. In fact, if you watch the news, Erik Prince with Blackwater actually was in the news last year, year because they were trying to bring in contract aircraft to assist … (11:09–11:15)

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Asserts that China is developing trade routes in Africa and introducing weapons systems.

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