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Chris Smith: “Can you imagine what a China that respects human rights and the liberty and the dignity of all people, their own and…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2017
Can you imagine what a China that respects human rights and the liberty and the dignity of all people, their own and others abroad, could do in partnership with the United States?
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith envisions a cooperative future with a China that values human rights.

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