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Chris Smith: China must end all repression of Falun Gong practitioners, guarantee their freedom of belief, expression, and assembly…

On the recordDecember 17, 2012
China must end all repression of Falun Gong practitioners, guarantee their freedom of belief, expression, and assembly, and release all political prisoners.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith calls for China to stop repressing Falun Gong and uphold human rights.

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