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Chris Smith: The Chinese Communist Party has tried to curtail his ideas, they call them dangerous and subversive, and they seek to…

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
The Chinese Communist Party has tried to curtail his ideas, they call them dangerous and subversive, and they seek to silence, censor, and repress them.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes the Chinese Communist Party's repression of Liu Xiaobo's ideas.

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