Chris Smith actually said...

"By listening to and respecting the rights of citizens like Ilham Tohti and Xu Zhiyong, China can involve all its people in dealing with the most important problems of the day--corruption, ethnic tensi..."

"We urge the government of the People's Republic of China to respect the fundamental rights of every one of its citizens to freedom of expression, press, association, and religion."

"It is a sad irony that Cao Shunli's pleas for human rights in China were finally heard at the UN after her death."

"We need to expose more."