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Marco Rubio: “The Chinese government prefers to tolerate shallow rule of law dialogues as substitutes for meaningful human rights…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
The Chinese government prefers to tolerate shallow rule of law dialogues as substitutes for meaningful human rights discussions.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Critique of China's approach to human rights dialogues.

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