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Tim Walz: “Democracy isn't just elections--it's freedom of the press, which can get at corruption, which is a key issue for China.”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
Democracy isn't just elections--it's freedom of the press, which can get at corruption, which is a key issue for China.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Walz discusses the broader aspects of democracy beyond just elections.

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