,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b5tivolio submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+     
,*9a's memb]%ip 9 ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,human ,rights ,c\ncil 7,,unhrc74       
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates endors$ ! ,*>t] (
 ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,univ]sal        
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 & is a    
p>ty to ! ,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture & !
 ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &     
,political ,rights1 & o!r relevant human
 rights in/rum5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a has ratifi$ or sign$ ! 
,conv5tion aga9/ ,torture & o!r ,cruel1 
,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or       
,puni%m5t1 ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on  
,civil & ,political ,rights1 & !        
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,economic1    
,social & ,cultural ,rights2 ,:]eas all 
,unit$ ,nations ,memb] ,/ates h an      
obligation to promote & protect human   

rights & fundam5tal fre$oms & ! duty to 
fulfill ! obligations !y h und]tak5 "u !
 v>i\s int]national in/rum5ts 9 ?is     
field2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a   
has cont9ually fl\t$ its obligations "u 
^? in/rum5ts1 by actions su* z its      
p]vasive use ( torture1 extra-judicial  
execution1 slave labor1 cultural        
degradation1 & r\t9e ref\lem5t (        
refugees f ,nor? ,korea despite !       
extreme likelihood t !y w suff] torture 
& o!r inhuman treatm5t1 9 violation (   
,*9a's obligations z a signatory ( !    
,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture2 ,:]eas      
,g5]al ,assembly ,resolution #fj_/bea ( 
,m>* #ae1 #bjjf1 /ates t ! ,unit$       
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly may susp5d !  
rights ( memb]%ip 9 ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,human ,rights ,c\ncil 7,,unhrc7 ( any  
memb] ( ! ,c\ncil t commits gross &     
sy/ematic violations ( human rights1 :i*
 manife/s ! incompatibility ( su* a     
,unit$ ,nations ,memb] ,/ate & memb]%ip 
on ! ,,unhrc2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a cont9ues to       

unlawfully imprison & abuse ,nobel      
,peace ,prize laureate ,liu ,xiaobo1 &  
hold 8 wife ,liu ,xia "u h>% h\se arre/2
 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has     
disappe>$ & sev]ely mi/reat$ prom95t    
human rights lawy] ,gao ,zhi%5g1 :o w5t 
miss+ :ile 9 ! cu/ody ( public security 
(ficials 9 ,febru>y #bjji1 & is n[      
imprison$ 9 ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a brutaliz$ &      
imprison$ bl9d1 human rights attorney   
,*5 ,guan*5g1 :o is n[ liv+ free 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates only because ( /rong dem&s
 = 8 lib]ty by bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,congress1 :ile ,*9a
 cont9ues to abuse1 inc>c]ate1 or       
prosecute 8 innoc5t relatives1 su* z 8  
nephew ,*5 ,kegui2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a imprisons1      
tortures1 intimidates1 & h>asses        
individuals ( v>i\s fai?s = peacefully  
practic+ _! *os5 religion1 includ+      
memb]s ( ! ,prote/ant & ,ca?olic fai?s1 
su* z ,ms4 ,yang ,rongli1 lead] ( a     
p]secut$ ,prote/ant h\se *ur*1 :o is    

s]v+ an #h-ye> s5t5ce = assembl+ a mob1 
& ,uyghur religi\s lead] ,abduk]im      
,abduveli2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a1 9 its campaign to re=m
 practition]s ( ,falun ,gong & to       
entirely ext+ui% t religion             
sy/ematically uses long imprisonm5t1    
torture1 & o!r inhumane treatm5t (      
practition]s & _! family memb]s1 (t5    
result+ 9 dea?1 solely because ( adh]5ce
 to _! p]sonal beliefs1 z /at$ 9 ! prior
 ne>-unanim\s #bjaj ,h\se ,resolution   
#fje1 includ+ ,cao ,dong1 :o has be5    
deta9$ on #d sep>ate occasions = a total
 ( #aj ye>s1 & has be5 tortur$ sev]ely  
dur+ t "t1 & ,dr4 ,*>les ,lee1 a ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5 :o 0 releas$ aft] ye>s (  
imprisonm5t & torture only because (    
pressure by ,unit$ ,/ates (ficials &    
human rights gr\ps2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a brutally       
represses ! cultural1 educational1      
l+ui/ic1 & religi\s rights ( e?nic      
m9orities1 us+ torture1 beat+s1         
imprisonm5t1 & inhumane treatm5t1 z     

illu/rat$ by its viol5t actions aga9/   
,uyghurs1 ,mongols1 su* z ,mr4 ,hada1 :o
 is /ill deta9$ aft] s]v+ an unlawful   
#ae-ye> s5t5ce & ^: wife & son rec5tly h
 be5 8disappe>$01 & aga9/ ,tibetans1 su*
 z ,t5z9 ,delek ,r9po*e1 a monk s5t5c$  
to life imprisonm5t1 :i* p]secution has1
 9 ! case ( ,tibetans1 also induc$      
num]\s desp]ate monks to self-immolate2 
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a sy/ematically d5ies its citiz5s    
fre$om ( expression & has inc>c]at$ at  
lea/ #bd ,*9ese j\rnali/s1 includ+      
,uyghur j\rnali/ ,gheyret ,niyaz1 :o 0  
s5t5c$ to #ae ye>s' imprisonm5t =       
publi%+ articles & giv+ an int]view     
criticiz+ gov]nm5t p]secution2 ,:]eas   
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,*9ese dissid5ts &    
political prison]s h suff]$ f !         
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's   
use ( illegal =ms ( det5tion1 includ+   
prolong$ isolation ?r\gh h\se arre/ )\t 
legal gr\nds1 det5tion 9 un(ficial black
 prisons1 inc>c]ation )\t m$ical basis 9
 psy*iatric in/itutions1 & =c$          

p>ticipation 9 brutal re-education      
programs2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has designat$ ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a z a ,c\ntry ( ,p>ticul>
 ,conc]n 9 reg>d to human rights        
violations e s+le ye> s9ce #aiii1       
includ+ its consi/5t report+ ( su*      
violations 9 ,*9a1 & 9 special sections 
on ,tibet1 ,hong ,kong1 & ,macau2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om has     
cont9u\sly report$ ,*9a's sy/ematic &   
egregi\s violations ( religi\s fre$om1 &
 ! ,congressional-,executive ,commission
 on ,*9a has con/antly f\nd1 & cont9ues 
to f9d1 sy/ematic & gross violations (  
human rights by ,*9a2 ,:]eas indep5d5t  
human rights organizations su* z ,amne/y
 ,int]national1 ,fre$om ,h\se1 & ,human 
,rights ,wat* h all docum5t$ simil>     
horrific human rights violations by !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas _m ( !    
human rights violations committ$ by !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are 
also 9 violation ( its own con/itution &

 /atutes1 :i* h (t5 be5 subord9at$ to   
su* cat*-all /atutes z section #aje (   
,*9a's crim9al code = incitem5t to      
subv]t /ate p[]1 a law t is improp]ly   
us$ by ,*9a's repressive regime1 & :i*  
provisions also are und]m9$ by m rec5t  
enactm5ts ( crim9al proc$ure laws       
depriv+ accus$ p]sons ( fair trial on   
false *>ges2 ,:]eas dur+ its previ\s    
memb]%ip on ! ,,unhrc1 ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a repeat$ly oppos$ & tri$ to imp$e 
ef=ts support$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
effectively monitor or r$uce human      
rights abuses 9 o!r c\ntries2 ,:]eas :5 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a submitt$ its la/
 requir$ self-assessm5t ( its claim$    
compliance ) its obligations "u !       
,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture1 t report 0  
r\ndly disput$ by int]national human    
rights gr\ps z to its accuracy &        
omissions2 ,:]eas ! ,,unhrc's ,univ]sal 
,p]iodic ,review1 9 :i* all ,unit$      
,nations ,memb] ,/ates mu/ p>ticipate1  
is bas$ ^u ! ,memb]'s compliance ) its  
obligations & commitm5ts "u ! ,unit$    

,nations ,*>t]1 ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation 
( ,human ,rights1 & o!r human rights    
in/rum5ts to :i* x is a p>ty2 ,:]eas !  
,/ate ,"u ,review has ! responsibility  
to implem5t all recomm5dations conta9$ 9
 ! f9al review report1 b ! ,,unhrc's    
,mid-,t]m ,implem5tation ,assessm5t     
indicat$ t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a _h   
fail$ to implem5t #ga ( ! #ach ,,unhrc  
recomm5dations f its initial #bjji      
,univ]sal ,p]iodic ,review = ,*9a2      
,:]eas ! above-m5tion$ human rights     
violations & ! _m o!rs sy/ematically    
inflict$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a1 z well z its prior    
ef=ts to und]m9e ! "w ( ! ,c\ncil & to  
h9d] ! ,committee ,aga9/ ,torture1 are  
blatantly incompatible ) memb]%ip on !  
,,unhrc2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates policy    
ackn[l$ges t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,*9a h   
ov]lapp+ int]e/s to pursue coop]atively1
 b also ackn[l$ges ! ,unit$ ,/ates'     
obligation to /& up = univ]sal human    
rights & to speak out aga9/ _! brutal   
repression2 ,:]eas 9 ! pa/1 ! ,unit$    

,/ates has be5 able to negotiate arms   
control & trade agreem5ts ) o!r c\ntries
 :ile cont9u+ to press !m = human rights
 re=m2 ,:]eas ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
ackn[l$ges ! ,unit$ ,/ates fri5d%ip ) ! 
,*9ese p & ! goal ( pursu+ %>$ national 
int]e/s 9 combat+ true t]rorism1 promot+
 economic /ability1 & ! nonprolif]ation 
( nucle> weapons1 b also rema9s gravely 
conc]n$ ab\t ^! gross & sy/ematic       
violations ( human rights by ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas      
c\ntries t h op5ly confront$ ! human    
rights abuse by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1
 su* z ,norway1 :i* aw>d$ ! ,nobel      
,peace ,prize to ,liu ,xiaobo ov] ,*9a's
 /rong objection1 ,au/ralia1 :i* %>ply  
criticiz$ its treatm5t ( ,tibetans1 & ! 
,european ,union1 :i* condemn$ human    
rights abuse 9 ,*9a at ! ,,unhrc meet+s1
 all subsequ5tly enjoy$ m>k$ trade      
increases ) ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! curr5tly     
publiciz$ re=ms 9 ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a1 involve re=ms ( economic &        
gov]nm5tal in/itutions or m9or legal    

proc$ural improvem5ts1 b !re is no      
indication t !y w ext5d to mean+ful re=m
 ( human rights protection1 &1 9 fact1  
^? re=ms h be5 accompani$ by int5sifi$  
repression ( human rights2 ,:]eas ! mo/ 
rec5t in/ance ( su* int5sifi$ repression
 is a blatantly unf\nd$ prosecution &   
sev]e #aa-ye> s5t5ce ( ,mr4 ,liu ,hui1  
simply because he is a bro!r-9-law (    
,nobel ,peace ,prize w9n] ,liu ,xiaobo1 
:i*1 com+ "r aft] ! summit betwe5 ,*9a's
 ,presid5t ,xi ,j9p+ & ,presid5t ,b>ack 
,obama1 0 a defiant rebuke to ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas ev5 ! rec5t discussion 9 
,*9a ( re=m ( s-call$ re-education labor
 camps is conf9$ to punitive treatm5t ( 
petty crim9als & prote/]s ab\t p]sonal  
economic disputes1 r ?an includ+ !      
p]vasive illegal det5tion ( religi\s    
practition]s & e?nic or human rights    
prote/ors2 ,:]eas al?\gh a numb] (      
curr5t ,,unhrc memb]s1 & prospective    
c&idates = x1 h blemi%$ human rights    
records1 ! scope & int5sity ( human     
rights violations by a major c\ntry l ! 

,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is s great t      
opposition to its r5ew$ memb]%ip w\ld   
s5d a /rong signal to ^? o!r c\ntries to
 *ange _! behavior z well2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates has previ\sly oppos$ !    
c&idacy ( o!r c\ntries = memb]%ip 9 !   
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil  
because !y _h committ$ p]vasive         
violations ( human rights1 & has rec5tly
 express$ /rong opposition to !         
c&idacies ( ,iran & ,syria because ( _! 
human rights records2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 at ! urg+ ( ! ,congress1 has    
previ\sly help$ to improve !            
effectiv5ess & cr$ibility ( ! ,,unhrc2 &
 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates opposition to !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's rejo9+ ! ,c\ncil
 w\ld be consi/5t ) ! congressional     
tradition ( support+ ! ,unit$ ,nations  
:ile help+ x to a*ieve "o ( its ma9     
goals1 namely1 ! protection ( human     
rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld /rongly   
oppose & vote aga9/ ! ,p's ,republic (  

,*9a rega9+ memb]%ip 9 ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,c\ncil on ,human ,rights 7,,unhrc7 &  
enc\rage o!r memb]s to simil>ly vote    
aga9/ its election2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld enc\rage a        
suitably qualifi$ memb] to /& =         
election1 "u ! ,,unhrc proc$ures1 z     
alt]nate c&idates f ! ,asia-,pacific    
region4