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Chris Smith: We took some jelly shoes... and some socks that were being exported to the United States.

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
We took some jelly shoes... and some socks that were being exported to the United States.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith recalls an incident from his visit to a Chinese prison.

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