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Chris Smith: This visit by Xi Jinping in September should either be canceled, postponed, or at least pre-conditioned on the release…

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
This visit by Xi Jinping in September should either be canceled, postponed, or at least pre-conditioned on the release of those prisoners of conscience.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith suggests conditions for Xi Jinping's visit related to the release of political prisoners.

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