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Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, it is an honor for me to appear once again before this subcommittee, this time to discuss China's engagement in the Middle East and its implications for U.S. interests. It's important to remember that, 20 years ago, every government in the Middle East was either friendly to the United States government or seeking to become more so. While the United States was not exactly triumphant, it was unquestionably dominant. A great deal has happened in the last 20 years, and the United States is now struggling to determine what its position in the region should be, while Russia and China carefully advance their interests.
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