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Trump’s Middle East Trip: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Check?

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On the afternoon of February 3, 2021, Governor of Gyeonggi Province Lee Jae-myung celebrated the 1st Korean Sign Language Day in the reception room of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.
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