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Chris Smith: “Religious believers of every persuasion are harassed, arrested, jailed, or tortured.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
Religious believers of every persuasion are harassed, arrested, jailed, or tortured.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Highlights the persecution of religious believers in China.

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