Chris Smith actually said...

"I see no evidence that things are getting better for the Tibetan people, and so it is critically important that Congress speak out in support of Tibetan rights."

"We need to accelerate what we are doing to bring focus and scrutiny to their abuses."

"It is abundantly clear that we are in direct link between China's domestic human rights problems and the security and the prosperity of the United States."

"Losing sight of these facts leads to bad policy, bad diplomacy, and the needless juxtaposition of values and interests."