Chris Smith actually said...

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.

Context

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

06/21/2016

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