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Chris Smith: The Communist Party is not Vietnam's future. That future lies with the Nguyen Van Dais and many other advocates of…

On the recordJune 21, 2016
The Communist Party is not Vietnam's future. That future lies with the Nguyen Van Dais and many other advocates of political reform and human rights who seek our freedoms more than our trade.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith asserts that Vietnam's future depends on reform advocates rather than the Communist Party.

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