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Chris Smith: President Xi comes to the U.S. next week at a time when his government is staging an extraordinary assault on the rule…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2015
President Xi comes to the U.S. next week at a time when his government is staging an extraordinary assault on the rule of law, human rights, and civil society.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes Xi Jinping's human rights record ahead of his U.S. visit.

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