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Chris Smith: “For the United States to surrender to an authoritarian country like China would be defeatist and, indeed, ultimately, it…”

On the recordJune 27, 2017
For the United States to surrender to an authoritarian country like China would be defeatist and, indeed, ultimately, it will be counterproductive.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns against U.S. capitulation to China's influence.

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