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Robert Pittenger: China is among one of the world's greatest powers, but its rise has come at a spectacular cost--the rights of its…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2015
China is among one of the world's greatest powers, but its rise has come at a spectacular cost--the rights of its people.
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Robert Pittenger
North Carolina

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Pittenger highlights the human rights costs of China's rise as a global power.

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