WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026:

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Rep. Smith condemns the unconscionable 20-year sentencing of democracy and free speech champion Jimmy Lai

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, issued the following statement in wake of a Hong Kong court's horrific 20-year sentencing of the 78-year-old Jimmy Lai--functionally, a life sentence:

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