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Chris Smith: No more slaps on the wrist for Xi Jinping. He needs to be held to account, and I think severe economic sanctions is the…

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
No more slaps on the wrist for Xi Jinping. He needs to be held to account, and I think severe economic sanctions is the only tangible way to do it.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith advocates for severe sanctions on China for human rights abuses.

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