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Chris Smith: This has been another dark and difficult year for Chinese rights defenders and democracy activists.

On the recordDecember 6, 2016
This has been another dark and difficult year for Chinese rights defenders and democracy activists.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the ongoing struggles of human rights defenders in China.

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