,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bd1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4
 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,cork]7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ?reats to    
fre$om ( ! press & expression 9 ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a & urg+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to take mean+ful  
/eps to improve fre$om ( expression z   
fitt+ ( a responsible int]national      
/akehold]4  ,:]eas1 9 its #bjac ,_w     
,press ,fre$om ,index1 ,report]s ,)\t   
,bord]s rank$ ,*9a #agcrd out ( #agi    
c\ntries 9 t]ms ( press fre$oms2 ,:]eas 
,*9a's m$ia regulator1 ! ,/ate          
,adm9i/ration ( ,press1 ,publication1   
,radio1 ,film & ,television1 en=ces a   
sy/em ( /rict controls1 includ+ an      
ext5sive lic5s+ sy/em & gov]nm5t        
sup]vision by ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2 
,:]eas dome/ic radio & television       
broadca/ j\rnali/s 9 ,*9a mu/ pass a    

gov]nm5t-sponsor$ exam t te/s _! basic k
 ( ,m>xi/ views ( news & ,communi/ ,p>ty
 pr9ciples2 ,:]eas ?is /ate sup]vision (
 ! m$ia di/orts & blocks free & op5     
cov]age ( key issues includ+ ,tibet1    
political unre/1 & corruption by        
gov]nm5t (ficials1 z well z ,*9ese =eign
 policy2 ,:]eas ,*9a's m$ia regulator   
(ficially bans j\rnali/s f us+ =eign    
m$ia reports )\t au?orization & =bids   
news editors f report+ in=mation onl9e t
 has n be5 v]ifi$ ?r\gh (ficial *annels2
 ,:]eas ! ,congressional-,executive     
,commission on ,*9a 7,,cecc7 has        
docum5t$ sev]al in/ances ( reprisals    
aga9/ & h>assm5t ( indep5d5t j\rnali/s &
 newspap] /aff by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ ,*9ese        
j\rnali/s work+ = =eign-bas$ websites & 
newspap]s2 ,:]eas ! ,=eign              
,correspond5ts' ,club ( ,*9a has not$ t 
=eign j\rnali/s cont9ue to face *all5g+ 
"w conditions1 visa d5ials or delays1 & 
v>i\s =ms ( h>assm5t1 & #gj p]c5t (     
j\rnali/s survey$ 9 ! ,,fccc's #bjac    

annual survey /at$ t conditions h wors5$
 or /ay$ ! same z ! ye> be=e2 ,:]eas1   
accord+ to ! ,,cecc1 au?orities 9 ,*9a  
appe>$ to ma9ta9 or enhance policies to 
block & filt] onl9e cont5t1 p>ticul>ly  
s5sitive in=mation ab\t rights activi/s1
 (ficial corruption1 or collective      
organiz+2 ,:]eas ,*9a is ! _w's second  
l>ge/ economy & ! ,unit$ ,/ates second  
l>ge/ trad+ p>tn] & has be5 a memb] ( ! 
,_w ,trade ,organization s9ce #bjja2    
,:]eas ,*9a's gr[+ economic importance  
increases ! ne$ = ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a to act transp>5tly &   
respect int]national trad+ regulations2 
& ,:]eas (ficial gov]nm5t c5sor%ip d5ies
 ! p ( ,*9a1 includ+ ne>ly #fjj1jjj1jjj 
,int]net us]s1 _! fre$om ( expression1  
und]m9es confid5ce 9 ,*9a's safety      
/&>ds1 & causes increas+ly s]i\s        
economic h>m to private firms t rely on 
unfett]$ access to social m$ia z a      
bus9ess model3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,s5ate-- 7#a7 reaffirms ! importance (  
fre$om ( ! press to ef=ts by ! ,unit$   

,/ates ,gov]nm5t to support democracy1  
mitigate conflict1 & promote good       
gov]nance dome/ically & ar\nd ! _w2     
7#b7 expresses conc]n ab\t ! ?reats to  
fre$om ( ! press & expression 9 ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a2  7#c7 condemns actions
 tak5 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a to suppress fre$om ( ! press1    
includ+ ! increas$ h>assm5t ( ,*9ese &  
int]national j\rnali/s ?r\gh d5ial (    
visas1 h>assm5t ( s\rces1 physical      
?reats1 & o!r me?ods2 &  7#d7 urges !   
,presid5t to use all appropriate        
in/rum5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates influ5ce to   
support1 promote1 & /r5g!n pr9ciples1   
practices1 & values t promote ! free fl[
 ( in=mation to ! p ( ,*9a )\t int]f]5ce
 or discrim9ation1 includ+ ?r\gh !      
,int]net & o!r electronic m$ia4