U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Toms River)
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Recent News About U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Toms River)
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U. S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) has announced that the House of Representatives has passed his bill to remove diplomatic immunities from Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs). This move is part of the "China Week" effort to address economic aggression and espionage by the Chinese Communist Party.
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U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who are the co-chairs of the Congressional Uygher Caucus, introduced legislation to rename the location of the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in Washington, DC as 1 Jimmy Lai Way to pay homage to Lai for his work in human rights and remains unjustly imprisoned in Hong Kong.
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U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who are the co-chairs of the Congressional Uygher Caucus, introduced legislation to increase the U.S. efforts against genocide of Uyghurs committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Sen. Jeffrey Merkley (D-OR) ask President Joe Biden to confront China about its human rights violations and seek the liberation of political detainees. The letter, written on Nov. 8, encourages a formal submission of a list of these political prisoners at the "Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting."
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The list of political prisoners in China is long, but one of the more notable cases involves Gao Zhisheng, which was the focus of a congressional hearing Thursday.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) recently spoke on the floor of the House about China, saying both the American business and political communities are becoming too tolerant of the communist state's human rights abuses.