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Chris Smith: The people of Hong Kong have shown us this summer--in often creative and inspiring ways--that a free people will not…

On the recordSeptember 16, 2019
The people of Hong Kong have shown us this summer--in often creative and inspiring ways--that a free people will not accept the boot of repression without protest.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith praises Hong Kong's protests against repression and highlights the struggle for freedom.

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