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Chris Smith: Such demands will undermine an independent judiciary and make the 2017 Chief Executive election look more like an…

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
Such demands will undermine an independent judiciary and make the 2017 Chief Executive election look more like an Iranian election then one that is free and fair.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns that Beijing's demands threaten judicial independence and fair elections in Hong Kong.

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