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Marco Rubio: “China's primary way of influence in the Western Hemisphere…”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 2:20:36

And if their debt is legitimate, a future Venezuelan government will have to address it and deal with it as part of a broader restructuring of their debt. But in the short term, that has now ended. But the China's primary way of influence in the Western Hemisphere is through commercial relations. They engage themselves in a country. They're very interested in telecommunication. They're very interested in building and controlling key infrastructure. (2:20:36–2:20:41)

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Asserts that China's influence in the Western Hemisphere is primarily through commercial relations.

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