LIVE NOW: Rep. Smith Responds to Sentencing of Hong Kong 47 Activists

Published on November 19, 2024

Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, holds a press conference at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 19 in response to the sentencing of the Hong Kong 47 democracy activists. ...

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