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Chris Smith: Chinese courts have convicted rights activists and lawyers of 'subversion of power' for simply seeking to represent…

On the recordDecember 6, 2016
Chinese courts have convicted rights activists and lawyers of 'subversion of power' for simply seeking to represent religious groups.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the legal persecution of activists in China.

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