,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #fa #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#if  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the     
,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1    
,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4        
,romney1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,johnson1     
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 and    
,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,april #d1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4       
,risch1 without amendment  ,,resolution 
,commending the ,government of ,canada  
for upholding the rule of law and       
expressing concern over actions by the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in response to a request from 
the ,united ,states ,government to the  
,government of ,canada for the          
extradition of a ,huawei ,technologies  
,co41 ,ltd4 executive4  ,whereas1 on    
,december #a1 #bjah1 ,canadian          
authorities detained ,huawei            
,technologies ,co41 ,ltd4 chief         

financial officer ,meng ,wanzhou based  
on an arrest warrant issued pursuant to 
a request made by the ,united ,states   
under the ,extradition ,treaty ,between 
the ,united ,states of ,america and     
,canada1 signed at ,washington ,december
 #c1 #aiga2 ,whereas1 on ,january #bd1  
#bjai1 the ,united ,states filed a      
superseding indictment in the ,united   
,states ,district ,court for the        
,eastern ,district of ,new ,york against
 ,huawei ,technologies ,co41 ,ltd4      
7,huawei71 ,huawei ,device ,,usa ,inc41 
,skycom ,tech ,co4 ,ltd4 7,skycom71 and 
,meng ,wanzhou2 ,whereas the ,january   
#bd1 #bjai1 indictment charges two      
counts of bank fraud2 two counts of     
conspiracy to commit bank fraud2 one    
count of conspiracy to commit wire      
fraud2 two counts of bank fraud2 one    
count of wire fraud2 one count of       
conspiracy to defraud the ,united       
,states2 two counts of conspiracy to    
violate the ,international ,emergency   
,economic ,powers ,act2 two counts of   

violations of the ,international        
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act2 one  
count of money laundering conspiracy2   
and one count of conspiracy to obstruct 
justice2 ,whereas the ,january #bd1     
#bjai1 indictment charges that ,huawei  
operated ,skycom as an unofficial       
subsidiary to obtain otherwise          
prohibited ,u4,s4-origin goods1         
technology1 and services1 including     
banking services1 for ,huawei's         
,iran-based business while concealing   
the link to ,huawei2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,government is seeking  
the extradition of ,meng ,wanzhou2      
,whereas ,canadian authorities granted  
,meng ,wanzhou access to ,chinese       
consular officials1 and she was able to 
engage a lawyer of her choice and was   
released on bail pending the outcome of 
the extradition hearing2 ,whereas the   
,chinese ,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs 
strongly urged ,canada to immediately   
release ,meng ,wanzhou and threatened   
that otherwise it will definitely have  

grave consequences1 and ,canada will    
have to bear the full responsibility for
 it2 ,whereas the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china detained  
,canadian diplomat ,michael ,kovrig and 
,canadian executive ,michael ,spavor on 
,december #aj1 #bjah1 in apparent       
retaliation for the arrest of ,meng     
,wanzhou2 ,whereas ,michael ,spavor and 
,michael ,kovrig have faced harsh       
conditions while in detention that      
include limited consular access1 no     
access to a lawyer1 being unable to turn
 off the lights at night1 and lengthy   
interrogations1 including in the case of
 ,mr4 ,kovrig1 about his official       
activities during his previous tenure as
 an accredited diplomat in the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china1 potentially in    
violation of the ,vienna ,convention on 
,diplomatic ,relations1 done at ,vienna 
,april #ah1 #aifa2 ,whereas1 on ,january
 #ad1 #bjai1 a third ,canadian1 ,robert 
,schellenberg1 in ,chinese custody for  
drug smuggling1 had his case reviewed   

and his #ae-year sentence changed to the
 death penalty2 and ,whereas the        
,department of ,state's ,country ,report
 on ,human ,rights ,practices for #bjah 
stated that arbitrary arrest and        
detention remained serious problems in  
,china and that ,chinese judges         
regularly received political guidance on
 pending cases1 including instructions  
on how to rule1 from both the government
 and the ,,ccp ,chinese ,communist      
,party1 particularly in politically     
sensitive cases3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the   
,government of ,canada for upholding the
 rule of law and complying with its     
international legal obligations1        
including those pursuant to the         
,extradition ,treaty ,between the       
,united ,states of ,america and ,canada1
 signed at ,washington ,december #c1    
#aiga2  7#b7 commends the ,government of
 ,canada for providing consular access  
and due process for ,huawei             
,technologies ,co41 ,ltd4 chief         

financial officer ,meng ,wanzhou2  7#c7 
expresses concern over the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china's  
apparent arbitrary detention and abusive
 treatment of ,canadian nationals       
,michael ,spavor and ,michael ,kovrig in
 apparent retaliation for the           
,government of ,canada's detention of   
,meng ,wanzhou2 and  7#d7 joins the     
,government of ,canada in calling for   
the immediate release of ,michael       
,spavor and ,michael ,kovrig and for due
 process for ,canadian national ,robert 
,schellenberg4  ,april #d1              
#bjai,reported without amendment