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On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
I find historically our relationships with large countries where we have many, many issues such as China, that human rights concerns are always a struggle to get on the agenda.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin emphasizes the difficulty of addressing human rights in U.S.-China relations.

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