Chris Smith

The report declares that in areas of human rights and rule of law this year, China's leaders have grown more assertive in their violations of rights.

This year's tenth annual human rights report by the Congressional-Executive Commission continues to be the most comprehensive heavily documented review and analysis of China's worsening human rights record.

Over a decade later, we can see that economic engagement with and trade liberalization for China did not produce political liberalization and, thus, granting PNTR in my view was a mistake.

While China's remarkable economic progress over the past 30 years has lifted millions of its citizens out of poverty, the unfortunate fact remains that these economic achievements have not led to commensurate gains in political freedoms…

Promoting human rights and political freedom is a key tenet of U.S. foreign policy.

Freedom of religion is not granted by man. It is granted by God, no matter what one's religious freedom.

It appears that Beijing is adhering to the old Chinese adage of 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey' by making Mr. Liu an example of what dire consequences await a person in China who is bold enough to speak out for democratic reform.

We want freedom for people like Chen Guangcheng, for Liu Xiaobo, Gao Zhisheng, and all of these other great men and women who are fighting the cause of human rights.

Documented in the Commission's report is a clear picture of a China where human rights lawyers disappear, black jails illegally imprison those who seek to voice dissent, Falun Gong practitioners are mercilessly persecuted, and the internet…

I opposed PNTR for China, given its abysmal human rights record, its unfair trade practices, and its disdain for the rule of law.

As Americans, we must not simply check our morals at the door.

You are public enemy number one.

I do also feel the same arguments, however, apply to infrastructure, apply to transportation and energy.

We don't want to see that slip and we don't want to lose the skill sets of our workers that are necessary to that.

Put everything on the table, including revenue and mandatory programs.

I agree very strongly with the industrial base argument that you just made.

I have argued that revenue needs to be part of the equation.

These flawed policies, Mr. Chairman, have strengthened the oppressors. They have strengthened the oppressors and enabled China to advance economically at our expense.

It is abundantly clear that Iran is a nation that pursues its interests with ruthless disregard of others, especially Israel, and without any kind of international cooperation.

It has been successful, although Burma is very, very heavily isolated by the junta itself.

The recently foiled Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. and to bomb the Saudi and Israeli Embassies here in Washington demonstrates the urgent need to abandon the illusion of the effectiveness of more measured…

Congressman Chris Smith took holy communion from Bishop Zhu, he has never been seen since.

The bill we will discuss today, which was introduced by our colleague Chris Smith from New Jersey, assists in combating human rights abuses in China.

This bill is a blueprint for action; that is what we have before the Committee.

It is about time we had--oh, like she has, 300 people who are intimately involved with this--you know, at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, forced abortion was construed to be a crime against humanity.