Jeff Merkley actually said...

we have China engaged in slave labor with the kind of a million Uyghurs; we have them taking away the Tibetan children to boarding schools when they are just 5 or 6 years old; we have China stripping the political rights out of out of Hong Kong.

Context

Merkley highlights human rights abuses in China, including treatment of Uyghurs and Tibetans.

05/15/2023

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