Chinese Communist Party Sanctions Rep. Smith for His Work on Human Rights
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 14:
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally recognized American human rights lawmaker, said the "proximate cause" of today's sanction against him appears to be his authorship of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. "In my remarks on the floor of the House during debate, I underscored the fact that President Xi Jinping is directly responsible for the genocide against the . . .
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally recognized American human rights lawmaker, said the "proximate cause" of today's sanction against him appears to be his authorship of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. "In my remarks on the floor of the House during debate, I underscored the fact that President Xi Jinping is directly responsible for the genocide against the . . .