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Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to China, speaks during a lecture in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
Thursday, Apr. 07, 2011

Open quoteCutting off dialogue and suppressing the news media do not help.Close quote

  • JON HUNTSMAN JR.,
  • the departing American ambassador to China, sharply criticizing China's recent crackdown on dissent in an atypically blunt final public address
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