HRES 1221
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the ongoing and often brutal suppression of human rights and basic freedoms by the Government of the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party, including in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and for other purposes.
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This House Resolution commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, a violent crackdown on peaceful protests in China. It condemns the ongoing suppression of human rights and basic freedoms by the Chinese government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, including censorship, arrests, and the imposition of national security laws. The resolution calls on the U.S. government to advocate for the release of political prisoners, end transnational repression, and hold China accountable for human rights abuses, particularly regarding the Uyghurs and Tibetans.
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