But what's the point of sanctions if not to punish Russia, if not to Pun, if we have no ability to do that to China? If China wants to be a bad actor, but we were substantially able to degrade their exports, Their exports have dropped about 25% when the rest of the world isn't buying it. So exports are down, but there was a lifeline into China. Now we've opened up that to everyone else. Okay, just to be clear, though you did defend imposing those sanctions in the first place. (09:33–09:39)
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