we cannot entirely protect, we can't basically protect people in China or in any other country where they are being brutally repressed.
Katrina Lantos Swett: “we cannot entirely protect, we can't basically protect people in China or in any other country where they are being…”
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Acknowledging the limitations of protecting individuals in repressive regimes.
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