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Chris Smith: Well, Mr. Xi, as long as you have an absence of human rights and religious freedom in China, it does not matter what our…

On the recordJune 2, 2015
Well, Mr. Xi, as long as you have an absence of human rights and religious freedom in China, it does not matter what our debt to you will be...
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes that China's lack of human rights undermines its economic power.

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