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Chris Smith: The fate of Tibet, its people and resources and religion are a strategic interest to the United States, but above all…

On the recordDecember 17, 2019
The fate of Tibet, its people and resources and religion are a strategic interest to the United States, but above all they are entitled--they are entitled--to freedom and they are entitled to democracy.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of Tibetan freedom and democracy as a U.S. interest.

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