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On the recordJanuary 16, 2024
We think somehow, if you trade more, they will matriculate from dictatorship to a democracy. Not going to happen under Xi Jinping and the CCP.
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Howard Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues that trade will not lead to democratization in China.

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