Chris Smith actually said...

"While China's remarkable economic progress over the past 30 years has lifted millions of its citizens out of poverty, the unfortunate fact remains that these economic achievements have not led to comm..."

"Over a decade later, we can see that economic engagement with and trade liberalization for China did not produce political liberalization and, thus, granting PNTR in my view was a mistake."

"Promoting human rights and political freedom is a key tenet of U.S. foreign policy."

"As Americans, we must not simply check our morals at the door."