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Chris Smith: Standing up to China will not only guard basic human values, but protect Western economic interests.

On the recordApril 28, 2015
Standing up to China will not only guard basic human values, but protect Western economic interests.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of opposing China's human rights violations for both moral and economic reasons.

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