Rep. Smith: On China's Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors
October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2023:
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement amid reports that China has forcibly repatriated North Korean defectors:
"I am truly appalled and disheartened that China has reportedly forcibly repatriated a larg . . .
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement amid reports that China has forcibly repatriated North Korean defectors:
"I am truly appalled and disheartened that China has reportedly forcibly repatriated a larg . . .