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Chris Smith: The worst violators of the rights of the Chinese people, those who abuse universal freedoms with impunity, should not…

On the recordJune 2, 2015
The worst violators of the rights of the Chinese people, those who abuse universal freedoms with impunity, should not prosper from access to the United States.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues that human rights violators should not benefit from U.S. access.

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