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Chris Smith: the idea that a country that so mistreats its own people with its human rights abuse, and lacks transparency to the nth…

On the recordJune 16, 2014
the idea that a country that so mistreats its own people with its human rights abuse, and lacks transparency to the nth degree--can it be counted on to come clean on ensuring that products are what they say they are.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Questioning China's reliability in product safety due to human rights issues.

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