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On the recordJuly 31, 1995
Harry Wu has given his life to expose the unspeakable crimes that not only he endured in China's prisons but what others are enduring. I think it is a slap in the face what China has done to the United States. But it is more than that. It is what they have done to an individual. And I think that we have to stand up. I would like the international community to stand up and say, no, we will hold the conference someplace else. It is inconvenient to change the location of this conference, but we are going to do it. What kind of message would that send to China? It is obvious they want to have it both ways. Look what they did, what they released recently in a tape with Harry Wu.
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Olympia Snowe
Republican · Maine

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Addressing human rights abuses in China and the international community's response.

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