Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning threats to Hong Kong's freedoms and autonomy on the 31st anniversary of the violent repression of the peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
USA116th CongressHRES-994| House
| Updated: 6/26/2020
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (7)
Foreign Affairs Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution calls on China to allow exiled Tiananmen demonstrators to return to China; condemns the imposition of national security legislation with respect to Hong Kong, as well as the use of violence and imprisonment as means of repression; urges the United States to protect its interests in Hong Kong and the freedom of the people of Hong Kong; calls upon the Hong Kong Chief Executive to allow the people of Hong Kong to exercise their rights, and encourages the formation of an international coalition to demand that China adhere to its international obligations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
International Affairs
AsiaChinaCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHong KongHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning threats to Hong Kong's freedoms and autonomy on the 31st anniversary of the violent repression of the peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
USA116th CongressHRES-994| House
| Updated: 6/26/2020
This resolution calls on China to allow exiled Tiananmen demonstrators to return to China; condemns the imposition of national security legislation with respect to Hong Kong, as well as the use of violence and imprisonment as means of repression; urges the United States to protect its interests in Hong Kong and the freedom of the people of Hong Kong; calls upon the Hong Kong Chief Executive to allow the people of Hong Kong to exercise their rights, and encourages the formation of an international coalition to demand that China adhere to its international obligations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (7)
Foreign Affairs Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHong KongHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status