,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,conaway submitt$ ! foll[+    
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ,hong ,kong's loss ( 
judicial & political autonomy w\ld      
expose individuals resid+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates to a judicial sy/em subs]vi5t to 
! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 & t ! ,unit$  
,/ates %\ld susp5d its extradition      
treaty ) ,hong ,kong until x c be       
c]tifi$ t ,hong ,kong's judicial        
indep5d5ce has be5 ree/abli%$4  ,:]eas1 
on ,decemb] #ai1 #aihd1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom 
& ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 agre$ 
to ! ,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t ,decl>ation on !
 ,"q ( ,hong ,kong1 a legal b9d+ treaty 
regi/]$ ) ! ,unit$ ,nations1 lay+ !     
framework gu>antee+ ! autonomy ( ,hong  
,kong2 ,:]eas ^u ! transf] ( ,hong ,kong
 to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,national
 ,p's ,congress1 9 accordance ) ! ,jo9t 

,decl>ation1 adopt$ ! ,basic ,law ( !   
,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative      
,region committ+ ,beij+ to ma9ta9+ a "o 
c\ntry1 two sy/ems policy reg>d+ ,hong  
,kong & solidify+ ! autonomy ( ! region2
 ,:]eas ! ,basic ,law provid$ !         
safegu>ds by :i* ,hong ,kong 0 promis$ a
 high degree ( autonomy & pres]v$ ,hong 
,kong's "r to self-gov]nance & its      
highly reg>d$ common law legal sy/em    
committ$ to protect+ univ]sal human     
rights & uphold+ comm]cial rules &      
regulations2 ,:]eas ,congress adopt$ !  
,unit$ ,/ates-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act (
 #aiib ensur+ cont9u$ special treatm5t (
 ,hong ,kong z sep>ate f ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a & au?oriz$ ! ,presid5t 
to susp5d ^? protections if x 7 det]m9$ 
t ,hong ,kong 0 n suffici5tly autonom\s 
f ! ,,prc2 ,:]eas ,hong ,kong's         
indep5d5t legal sy/em & /rong commitm5t 
to ! rule ( law 7 p>am\nt to its success
 z a global f9ancial & bank+ c5t] &     
e/abli%+ itself z a /rong & reliable    
trad+ p>tn] ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9

 ! #bc ye>s ( ! "o c\ntry1 two sy/ems   
policy1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty has    
made repeat$ attempts to *all5ge & erode
 ! autonomy & op5 society ( ,hong ,kong1
 includ+ suppression ( free spee* &     
democratic in/itutions2 ,:]eas1 s9ce    
,june #bjai1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty   
has aggressively escalat$ ef=ts to      
und]m9e & usurp ,hong ,kong's autonomy2 
,:]eas1 on ,may #bg1 #bjbj1 ,secret>y ( 
,/ate ,mike ,pompeo decl>$ t ,hong ,kong
 does n cont9ue to w>rant treatm5t "u   
,unit$ ,/ates laws 9 ! same mann] z     
,u4,s4 laws 7 appli$ to ,hong ,kong be=e
 ,july #aiig4 ,no reasonable p]son c    
ass]t today t ,hong ,kong ma9ta9s a high
 degree ( autonomy f ,*9a1 giv5 facts on
 ! gr\nd42 ,:]eas1 on ,may #bh1 #bjbj1 !
 ,national ,p's ,congress approv$ a new 
national security law t w\ld unravel !  
autonomy ( ,hong ,kong & bypass !       
region's indep5d5t legislature2 ,:]eas1 
on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ 
,p>ty1 9 violation ( int]national       
agreem5ts1 f9aliz$ & enact$ sweep+ new  

p[]s ov] ,hong ,kong1 end+ its long-held
 political & economic autonomy & de/roy+
 ! firewall betwe5 ! two legal sy/ems2  
,:]eas1 on ,july #c1 #bjbj1 ,canada     
susp5d$ its extradition agreem5t ) ,hong
 ,kong2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #i1 #bjbj1     
,au/ralia susp5d$ its extradition       
agreem5t ) ,hong ,kong2 & ,:]eas1 on    
,july #bj1 #bjbj1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom       
susp5d$ its extradition agreem5t ) ,hong
 ,kong3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se 
( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,hong ,kong's loss 
( judicial & political autonomy w\ld    
expose individuals resid+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates to a judicial sy/em subs]vi5t to 
! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2 &  7#b7 !     
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld susp5d its           
extradition treaty ) ,hong ,kong until x
 c be c]tifi$ t ,hong ,kong's judicial  
indep5d5ce has be5 ree/abli%$4