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Alan Lowenthal: We are pushing for conditions to make Vietnam a trusted party and deserving party of the TPP and that means that they…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
We are pushing for conditions to make Vietnam a trusted party and deserving party of the TPP and that means that they must truly respect human rights.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal emphasizes the need for Vietnam to respect human rights before joining TPP.

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