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Chris Smith: What kind of a government would refuse to grant the final wish of such a peaceful, kind of man as Liu Xiaobo, a man who…

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
What kind of a government would refuse to grant the final wish of such a peaceful, kind of man as Liu Xiaobo, a man who sincerely believes that he has no enemies, to die as a free man, to die with dignity?
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes the Chinese government for denying Liu Xiaobo's final wishes.

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