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Chris Smith: The Tiananmen Mothers and the meetings of victims of the Chinese dictatorship rightfully ask the United States to…

On the recordJune 2, 2013
The Tiananmen Mothers and the meetings of victims of the Chinese dictatorship rightfully ask the United States to strongly oppose in a vote against the China regaining membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith urges the U.S. to oppose China's U.N. Human Rights Council membership due to human rights violations.

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