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Katrina Lantos Swett: we cannot entirely protect, we can't basically protect people in China or in any other country where they are being…

On the recordApril 25, 2018
we cannot entirely protect, we can't basically protect people in China or in any other country where they are being brutally repressed.
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Katrina Lantos Swett

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Acknowledging the limitations of protecting individuals in repressive regimes.

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