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Asa Hutchinson: “I believe what underscores that even more is during the 8 years since Tiananmen Square and during the 4 years since we…”

On the recordOctober 30, 1997
I believe what underscores that even more is during the 8 years since Tiananmen Square and during the 4 years since we have adopted this so-called policy of instructive engagement, by every measure, human rights conditions in China have deteriorated, which seems to me to greatly undermine this approach that economic trade will lead to greater political liberty.
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Asa Hutchinson
Arkansas

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Discussing human rights conditions in China in relation to U.S. policy.

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