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Chris Smith: I think everyone here wants to see China have a strong, healthy, and successful future, but the only way it is going to…

On the recordDecember 11, 2012
I think everyone here wants to see China have a strong, healthy, and successful future, but the only way it is going to do that is if it addresses the kinds of issues that Liu Xiaobo has raised, especially having to do with reconciliation, especially having to do with respect for individual human rights.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for China to address human rights issues for a successful future.

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