House select committee hearing paints China as a strategic antagonist
"China's Communist leaders are masters at disguising their true intentions," former deputy national security adviser and China expert Matthew Pottinger told the committee.
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"China's Communist leaders are masters at disguising their true intentions," former deputy national security adviser and China expert Matthew Pottinger told the committee.
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