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Brad Sherman: “They control our free speech through their ownership, and they control our free speech in China through all the devices…”

On the recordApril 25, 2017
They control our free speech through their ownership, and they control our free speech in China through all the devices that you have identified.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman discusses the impact of Chinese ownership on free speech in the U.S. and China.

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