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Five in custody as of right now,
awaiting appearances in court.

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The allegations read
like something out of a spy novel.

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Stalking, spying, all on behalf
of the Chinese Communist Party.

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All of these victims were targeted
because of their pro-democracy views.

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And one shows a campaign
to surveil and harass

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an artist engaged in free
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It\'s a crazy story.

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Justice Department charging five people

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with stalking, harassing and spying on

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Chinese dissidents living in America.

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This investigation is still ongoing, Nicole.

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More arrests possible.

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The scheme also involved plans to spy on the dissidents.

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Ziburis pretended to be an art dealer

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in order to meet with the dissident artist.

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While meeting with the dissident,

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Ziburis surreptitiously installed surveillance cameras

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and GPS devices

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around the dissident’s workplace and on his car.

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At today\'s hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission

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on China,

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the threat of transnational repression from China

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and the U.S. response will come to order.

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In this hearing, we will examinate part of that toolset

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that targets individuals and communities

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at a very personal level.

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Transnational repression.

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This long arm of authoritarianism across borders

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is not just a violation of human rights,

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it is a violation of countries’ national sovereignty.

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You know last year on June 4th,

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to commemorate the 32nd anniversary

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of the horrific Tiananmen Square massacre,

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I attended the unveiling of a work of art

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at Liberty Sculpture Park in Yermo, California.

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There, the Chinese immigrant sculptor Chen Weiming

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introduced an iconic work entitled “CCP Virus.”

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A little over a month later however,

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the sculpture had been burned to the ground.

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As this incident suggests,
today\'s hearing is so timely,

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because China\'s long arm of repression

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is not something that occurs “over there”

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but right here in the United States of America.

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We\'re taking a look at the
Tiananmen Square anniversary.

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Our guest here from New York,

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Juntao Wang,
a Chinese democracy advocate.

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Mr. Wang, are there still
some of your associates from those days

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who are still in prison
or facing oppression from the government?

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You know, after the crackdown,

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many Chinese were arrested and got punished
from the government including me.

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In 1991, I got 30 years from my government

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because of my involvement in the movement.

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I was jailed in a small jail

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and I got a severe disease

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and without medical treatment.

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But because my relatives and my family members

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told the international world
what happened to me,

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and then the international world
gave a very strong response.

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In 1994, under the request from the former President Clinton,

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Chinese government sent me to the United States.

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And are you permitted to go back to China?

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No.

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When I was sent here,

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the government told me

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when I got healthy,

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I could go back to China.

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But up till now,

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I still wait for the Chinese government’s

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response about my request.

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Hi, how’re you?

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Hi ma’am, how’re you doing?

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How’re you?

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I\'m fine, thank you.

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Free, free China!

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Free, free China!

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Free, free China!

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Free, free China!

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Democracy China!

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Democracy China!

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Human rights China!

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Human rights China!

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Free, free China!

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Their gate is right back here
to the embassy.

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So being in the area
of the gate is technically

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interfering with their pathway
in and from.

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They told me to...

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Are you recording?

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Yes.

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Are you able to translate for us?

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Sure.

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Would you mind telling her

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that when we spoke yesterday,

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we told her that during the event,
she has to relocate for a few hours,

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but can keep protesting?

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I’m trying to make this
as easy as possible.

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I\'ll give you about
10 minutes.

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I\'ll come back out
and check on you.

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If not, then...

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we\'ll have some officers
assist you in moving everything.

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There were orders from the university
leadership to take it down,

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and that\'s what happened
under the cover of darkness

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during the Christmas holiday
when most people were off campus.

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A million demonstrators
have filled the streets of Beijing

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and there have been
demonstrations for democracy

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in all but two of China\'s
26 provinces and regions.

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In such a revolutionary situation,

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the atmosphere is pregnant with rumor.

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Will the government move troops in
to break up the demonstrations?

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I don\'t think they will take action.

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Meeting in the Great Hall of the People,
Premier Li Peng declared,

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“The social order of Beijing
is in chaos.”

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The brutal assault

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by an estimated 30,000 Chinese troops

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ended at Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing,

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where thousands of students
have been staging a sit-in for democracy

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for the past three weeks.

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After hours of shooting
and facing a line of troops,

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the crowd is still here.

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They’re shouting,
“Stop the killing!”

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and “Down with the government!”

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Soldiers fired automatic weapons
into crowds of civilians

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and the casualties
were staggering.

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The Chinese Red Cross says
at least 2600 people were killed.

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The Goddess of Democracy statue
has been toppled by Chinese troops.

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In Hong Kong, more than 100,000 demonstrators

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took to the streets to express outrage

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over the bloody crackdown in Beijing.

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They are not our government.

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They’re crazy.

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They’re murderers.

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Thirty years ago,

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Hong Kong people

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supported students in Tiananmen Square.

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Now it’s time for us

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to come back

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to support Hong Kong people.

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Free Hong Kong!

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We want democracy!

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Taiwan\'s president has left for the United States
on a trip that has angered Beijing.

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President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York

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to start off her 12 day U.S. tour.

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Go to that side.

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Look!

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Which person?

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There’s another person too.

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That’s nice.
Go on the sidewalk.

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Go on that side then.

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Yes, no problem.

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We want to report who assaulted him.

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Go to that side there
and we’ll discuss it when I get there.

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No problem.

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These guy should have come here.

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Which group are you with?

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You gotta go to the sidewalk.

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Yeah, I\'m the organizer.

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- You’re the organizer?
- Yes.

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- Can I speak to you?
- Okay.

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Where are you from?

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You mean group?

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What group are you?

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China Democracy Party.

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Democratic Party of China.

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Okay.

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You\'re against the person
coming here or you\'re for...?

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We support her.

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Look, this side...

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- Shh!
- Okay.

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Don’t yell at me.

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Oh, I\'m not yelling at you.

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I just want to tell you these guys are...

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Who’s with the camera?

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I don\'t know.

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Who’s that with the camera behind us?

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Get rid of them.

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- Sir, I\'m making a documentary.

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Yeah. No, you\'re not.

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We’re going to put you guys in a pen.

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This is unacceptable.

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Yeah, you\'re right.
They assaulted us.

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Nah. Stop, stop.

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They assaulted us.

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You\'re all going.
Don’t worry about it.

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Washington, D.C. this morning,

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the delegation from China is arriving today.

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Treasury Secretary has already confirmed

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that Vice Premier Liu He will be leading that delegation.

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Happy birthday to you.

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Happy birthday dear Juntao.

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Happy birthday to you.

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Happy birthday to you.

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Oh, let’s bring it over.

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In honor of all those
who died for democracy

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in Tiananmen Square
and around the world,

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we pledge to preserve their memory

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and to continue their fight.

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We believe that the Chinese
people have a craving for

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democratic reform that is
up to them to decide.

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And they should not
be mowed over in a tank

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because they speak out for their own beliefs
about freedom of expression.

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One, two, three, four.

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The allegations today included
a heartbreaking story of betrayal.

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US government officials said

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Shujun Wang,
a naturalized American citizen

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and high ranking member
of a pro-democracy organization here,

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was secretly working
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called the Ministry of State Security.

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Since at least 2015,

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Wang abused his position and status within the Chinese diaspora

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community in New York City and elsewhere to collect information

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about prominent activists, dissidents, and human rights leaders.

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Law matters
and lawyers matter

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because it matters
who is wielding power.

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And that\'s why you matter.

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The cases you read in law school
were not just about principles.

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They were about people.

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Real people who\'ve been injured,
accused, victimized, or persecuted.

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And so too,
your law practice will be about people.

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Those people are the purpose of your career.

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Chuangchuang Chen.