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On the recordDecember 17, 2019
The fate of Tibet, its people and resources and religion are a strategic interest to the United States, but above all they are entitled--they are entitled--to freedom and they are entitled to democracy.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the importance of Tibetan freedom and democracy to U.S. interests.

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