Chris Smith actually said...

"We want freedom for people like Chen Guangcheng, for Liu Xiaobo, Gao Zhisheng, and all of these other great men and women who are fighting the cause of human rights."

"As Americans, we must not simply check our morals at the door."

"Promoting human rights and political freedom is a key tenet of U.S. foreign policy."

"Over a decade later, we can see that economic engagement with and trade liberalization for China did not produce political liberalization and, thus, granting PNTR in my view was a mistake."