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On the recordDecember 17, 2013
But while open trade has benefited the Chinese people, the Chinese Communist Party is not all that enthusiastic about expanding civil liberties.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio critiques the Chinese Communist Party's stance on civil liberties despite trade benefits.

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