Lawmakers Urge US, Allies to Continue to Pursue Restrictions Against China for Interference in Hong Kong
The U.S. should continue to pursue sanctions on China and encourage allies to impose their own restrictions for the recent arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said. In an Aug. 10 statement, commissioners of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, including CECC Chair Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., and Co-Chair Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the United Nations Security Council should convene an “urgent meeting” to discuss Hong Kong’s so-called national security law (see 2008070039).
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“U.S. allies and partners should follow with their own sanctions and condemnations,” the commissioners said. “The United Nations must follow suit and act as well.” The commissioners said the national security law is being used to “justify human rights abuses” and silence critics. “The U.S. government should continue to strongly oppose the actions of the Chinese government and other entities complicit in the dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy by making full use of all the tools provided by Congress” and working with allies, the commissioners said.