Chris Smith actually said...

"We came on a condition, and the condition was that NYU would be NYU."

"We are going to hold another hearing on Liu Xiaobo very soon to try to keep the focus on a Nobel Peace Prize winner who is languishing in prison."

"Are U.S. colleges and universities compromising their images as bastions of free inquiry and academic freedom in exchange for China's education dollars?"

"Though NYU offered him important sanctuary, he was, in my opinion, treated very rudely at times."