Name: China in Focus Full Episode (Dec. 17)
Uploaded: 2025-12-18T19:58:05.000Z
Description: China is going after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in a $50 billion lawsuit against Missouri. The senator is calling it “a badge of honor.”

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China is going after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in a $50 billion lawsuit against Missouri. The senator is calling it “a badge of honor.”

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