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On the recordJuly 31, 1995
I think Harry Wu would want the United States to stand up for him, and I happen to think--again, I cannot say what Harry Wu would think, but I think that China would feel very much slighted as well as insulted in the international community if the American delegation did not go to this conference; in fact, if the conference was not held at all. I think the international community should make that decision.
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Olympia Snowe
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the importance of U.S. participation in an international conference related to human rights.

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