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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
Vietnam was making progress, I would suggest, on basic human rights even though it is an authoritarian government.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin acknowledges human rights improvements in Vietnam despite its authoritarian regime.

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