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Chris Smith: It is past time to take stock of our approach and recognize that despite what proponents at the time believed would…

On the recordDecember 6, 2016
It is past time to take stock of our approach and recognize that despite what proponents at the time believed would happen, China has in fact used the international rules-based system to fuel vast economic growth, while further restricting freedom and increasing repression.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Critiquing U.S. policy towards China and its failure to promote freedom.

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