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Chris Smith: “The CCP lacks the legitimacy--historical or democratic--to rule these peoples and we should not let that foundational…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
The CCP lacks the legitimacy--historical or democratic--to rule these peoples and we should not let that foundational fact get lost in the complex discussions of the regime's current crimes against humanity.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues that the Chinese Communist Party lacks legitimacy over Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong.

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