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Chris Smith: “I would urge the President to convey a very clear message to President Xi Jinping that how the Chinese Government treats…”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
I would urge the President to convey a very clear message to President Xi Jinping that how the Chinese Government treats its own people matters to the relationship of the two countries...
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith stresses the importance of human rights in U.S.-China relations.

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