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Chris Smith: The empty chair at Oslo speaks volumes about the Communist Party's abiding fear that freedom will upend the power of the…

On the recordJune 27, 2017
The empty chair at Oslo speaks volumes about the Communist Party's abiding fear that freedom will upend the power of the privileged few.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith reflects on the implications of Liu Xiaobo's absence at the Nobel ceremony.

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