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On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
President Hu is directly responsible for the systematic detention and torture of millions of peaceful Chinese, Tibetans, and Uyghurs.
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Howard Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith holds Hu Jintao accountable for human rights abuses.

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