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Chris Smith: They have put more than a million Uyghurs in concentration camps, more than a million--in the 21st century.

On the recordJune 3, 2019
They have put more than a million Uyghurs in concentration camps, more than a million--in the 21st century.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the severe human rights abuses against Uyghurs in China.

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