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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
the story of Chinese leadership is one of genocide, slave labor, forced sterilization, the desecration of democracy in Hong Kong, Orwellian repression in Xinjiang and Tibet, bullying of critics at home and abroad, and suppression of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, civil society, and the rule of law across the country.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights severe human rights abuses by the Chinese government.

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