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Mark Kelly: “Many [African countries] have done deals with Chinese…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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What was your reaction to this 29.3 million views? My reaction was that my Republican colleagues in the Senate should not have voted for this guy to be Secretary of Defense. … Many [African countries] have done deals with Chinese... wind up with the Chinese owning the entire port. … Chinese government is ripping off these African countries left and right and building crappy infrastructure. We're a country of laws. They have recourse. (28:04–41:22)

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Asserts that Chinese deals in Africa often result in Chinese ownership of infrastructure.

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