Chris Smith actually said...

While China's remarkable economic progress over the past 30 years has lifted millions of its citizens out of poverty, the unfortunate fact remains that these economic achievements have not led to commensurate gains in political freedoms and human rights for the Chinese people.

11/02/2011

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