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Chris Smith: I see that things are getting far worse in China toward everyone who cares about human rights, workers rights, but…

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
I see that things are getting far worse in China toward everyone who cares about human rights, workers rights, but especially toward those who manifest a belief in God, or, in the case of the Falun Gong, a spiritual exercise.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights worsening human rights conditions in China, particularly for religious groups.

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