I believe the reason why I am standing here supporting this bill is, first of all, this is a historical step to reverse the previous 22-year-long U.S.-China relationship that had led China's human rights conditions to continue deteriorating and to massive crimes.
Smith supports the China Democracy Promotion Act to improve human rights in China.
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