But with the recent disappearance of buddhist leader chik minh thui, Vietnam is continuing a pattern of religious prosecution. Thik min choi recently leddeheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh a pilgrimage across Vietnam which ended with communist authorities detaining him and his followers. I am again calling on secretary blinken, as I did three months ago, to designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern. This designation leads to accountability for nations violating the freedom of worship. I represent the largest vietnamese population outside of Vietnam and will always stand up for human rights in Vietnam. (00:35–00:47)
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Asserts that Michelle Steel has previously called on Secretary Blinken to designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern.
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