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Marco Rubio: “At the end of the day, we are in an agreement with Japan on…”

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Marco Rubio Discusses US Trade Relations and Strategic Partnerships in Southeast Asia

Published | Video Starts at 11:19

I mean, we've encouraged them to invest in certain capabilities. It's less to do with the amount of money and more to do about certain things they can do. At the end of the day, we are in an agreement with Japan on collective self defense. on the ability to come to each other's aid in a time of conflict or in a time of danger. And there are certain capacities that we think they have high capability. (11:19–11:23)

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