,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjba,mr4   
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m]kley7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,rememb]+ !   
#cbnd anniv]s>y ( ! viol5t repression ( 
peaceful prote/s c5t]$ 9 ,beij+'s       
,tiananm5 ,squ>e & express+ ! s5se ( !  
,s5ate condemn+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a's ongo+ d5ial ( basic  
rights & fundam5tal fre$oms4  ,:]eas1   
dur+ ! spr+ ( #aihi1 an e/imat$         
#a1jjj1jjj p engag$ 9 ,tiananm5 ,squ>e  
prote/s & /ag$ simil> prote/s 9 ov] #djj
 ,*9ese cities1 includ+ among _m o!rs1  
/ud5ts1 work]s1 academics1 j\rnali/s &  
gov]nm5t employees2 ,:]eas ! peaceful   
demon/rations ( #aihi call$ ^u !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
7,*9a7 to elim9ate corruption1 accel]ate
 economic & political re=m1 & protect   
human rights1 p>ticul>ly ! fre$oms (    
expression & assembly1 issues t h become

 m acute 9 ,unit$ ,/ates-,*9a relations 
#cb ye>s lat]2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #d1     
#aihi1 troops ( ! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army1
 at ! behe/ ( ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty    
lead]%ip1 attack$ ,tiananm5 ,squ>e to   
repress demon/rators1 cru%+ def5seless  
prote/ors ) tanks & fir+ on !m          
indiscrim9ately1 kill+ hundr$s or       
possibly ?\s&s ( individuals2 ,:]eas1   
s9ce ,june #d1 #aihi1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a
 c5sors any m5tion ( ! ,tiananm5 ,squ>e 
,massacre1 ev5 ! date x occurr$1 &      
imprisons & h>asses its own citiz5s :o  
attempt to discuss or peacefully        
commemorate ,tiananm5 ,squ>e prote/s &  
_! viol5t suppression2 ,:]eas !         
,tiananm5 ,mo!rs--a gr\p 9 ,*9a compos$ 
( p>5ts & family memb]s ( individuals   
kill$ on or ar\nd ,june #d1 #aihi--;h   
annually call$ ^u ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a to 
reveal ! full tru? ( :at transpir$1 & "s
 memb]s ( ?is gr\p h pass$ away )\t     
obta9+ ju/ice & acc\ntability = _!      
family memb]s :o 7 kill$ 9 #aihi2 ,:]eas
 p ( ma9l& ,*9a & ,macau are aga9 b>r$  

?is ye> f commemorat+ ! lives lo/ & !   
legacy ( ! #aihi massacre1 & ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative 
,region ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,hong
 ,kong7 is us+ p&emic re/rictions z a   
pretext = d5y+ ! vigil organiz]s a p]mit
 to ga!r2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a     
cont9ues to view ! dem&s ( ! ,tiananm5  
prote/]s1 includ+ democracy1 transp>5cy1
 rights protections1 & fre$om ( spee*1 z
 ?reats to ! legitimacy ( ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty's hold on political p[]2
 ,:]eas ! #cbnd anniv]s>y ( ! ,tiananm5 
,squ>e massacre is a poignant mile/one1 
p>ticul>ly z ! autonomy ( ,hong ,kong & 
fre$oms gu>ante$ to ! p ( ,hong ,kong h 
be5 cru%$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a's       
imposition ( ! ,law ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a on ,safegu>d+ ,national ,security 
9 ! ,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative  
,region on ,june #cj1 #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! p 
( ,hong ,kong h peacefully commemorat$ !
 ,tiananm5 massacre ea* ye> fai?fully 9 
l>ge numb]s2 ,:]eas1 />t+ 9 #bjbj1 !    
,hong ,kong ,police ,=ce has block$ !   

annual c&lelight vigil to commemorate   
,tiananm52 ,:]eas ,hong ,kong's autonomy
 & fre$oms h be5 blatantly d5i$ by !    
actions ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong & ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1 p>ticul>ly ov] ! pa/  
sev]al ye>s1 ) disqualifications (      
elect$ memb]s ( ,hong ,kong's           
,legislative ,c\ncil1 block+ citiz5s f  
runn+ = (fice1 fail+ to address !       
petitions ( ! ,hong ,kong p1 bann+ a    
political p>ty advocat+ ,hong ,kong     
indep5d5ce1 fail+ to address excessive  
use ( =ce by police1 & crim9aliz+       
peaceful political activities ?r\gh !   
use ( spuri\s *>ges (                   
subv]sion1collusion ) a =eign c\ntry or 
) ext]nal elem5ts1 & secession2 ,:]eas  
re=ms to ,hong ,kong's legislative      
c\ncil end$ any semblance ( electoral   
democracy 9 ,hong ,kong by requir+ !    
nom9ation ( c&idates by ! ,election     
,committee1 :i* previ\sly only elect$ ! 
,*ief ,executive1 r$uc+ ! numb] (       
directly elect$ seats f #ce to #bj1 &   
requires vett+ by a scre5+ committee ( !

 patriotism ( any c&idate1 def9$ z      
allegiance to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong 
& ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a & (t5 int]pret$ z  
support = ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2     
,:]eas ! political turmoil 9 ,hong ,kong
 is ! result ( actions ( ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,hong ,kong & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1       
includ+ ! arbitr>y arre/s & s5t5c+ (    
peaceful prote/]s1 includ+ well-kn[n    
democracy advocates su* z ,jo%ua ,wong1 
,m>t9 ,lee1 ,jimmy ,lai1 ,lee ,*euk     
,yan1 ,m>g>et ,ng1 ,alb]t ,ho1 ,leung   
,kwok-hung1 ,au ,nok-h91 ,figo ,*an1 &  
o!rs2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #f1 #bjba1 f\r    
,hong ,kong pro-democracy               
activi/s--,jo%ua ,wong1 ,le/] ,%um1     
,tiffany ,yu51 & ,jannelle ,leung--7    
s5t5c$ to l5g?y prison t]ms = p>ticipat+
 9 la/ ye>'s ,tiananm5 ,squ>e vigil2    
,:]eas ! arbitr>y arre/s ( ,hong ,kong  
resid5ts = p>ticipat+ 9 peaceful rallies
 & vigils1 :i* is a violation ( ! rights
 gu>ante$ to ! resid5ts ( ,hong ,kong by
 ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &   
,political ,rights & ! ,jo9t ,decl>ation

 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,k+dom (      
,great ,brita9 & ,nor!rn ,irel& & !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on !
 ,"q ( ,hong ,kong1 done at ,beij+ on   
,decemb] #ai1 #aihd 7! ,s9o-,briti%     
,decl>ation71 %\ld be consid]$ by !     
int]national community to be ! arbitr>y 
det5tion ( political prison]s = !       
purposes ( apply+ sanctions "u ! ,hong  
,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy ,act (
 #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-gf7 & ! ,hong 
,kong ,autonomy ,act 7,public ,law      
#aaf-adi72 ,:]eas ,*9a's ,national ,p's 
,congress has impos$ national security  
legislation ) respect to ,hong ,kong 9  
contrav5tion ( ! proc$ures outl9$ 9 !   
,basic ,law ( ! ,hong ,kong ,special    
,adm9i/rative ,region ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a 7! ,basic ,law72 ,:]eas t       
legislation has nullifi$ ! indep5d5ce ( 
,hong ,kong's judici>y & its tradition (
 rule ( law by susp5d+ due process &    
trial by jury = cases deem$ issues (    
national security2 ,:]eas !             
implem5tation ( t legislation has       

effectively de/roy$ ,hong ,kong's       
autonomy 9 direct violation ( !         
,s9o-,briti% ,decl>ation2 ,:]eas !      
,national ,security ,law is 9 direct    
conflict ) ! rights gu>ante$ to ! p (   
,hong ,kong by virtue ( ! ,int]national 
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1
 to :i* ,hong ,kong is made subject by  
way ( ! ,basic ,law2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 pursuant to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act (
 #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-chc7 & ! ,hong
 ,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy ,act 
( #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-gf71 det]m9$ 
t ,hong ,kong no long] manife/s a high  
degree ( autonomy di/9ct f ma9l& ,*9a2  
,:]eas vague national security laws are 
us$ widely 9 ma9l& ,*9a to imprison or  
arbitr>ily deta9 dissid5ts1 rights      
def5d]s1 civil society advocates1       
religi\s lead]s & adh]5ts1 =m] p>ty     
memb]s1 & p]sons f e?nic gr\ps ^:       
religi\s fre$om1 l+ui/ic rights1 &      
political expression are heavily        
re/rict$ by ,*9ese au?orities2 ,:]eas   

human rights1 democracy1 & religi\s     
fre$om advocates cont9ue to be          
imprison$1 arbitr>ily deta9$1 disappe>$ 
& held incommunicado 9 undisclos$       
locations1 & abduct$ across int]national
 bord]s "u vague national security laws 
& o!r crim9al *>ges 9 ma9l& ,*9a1       
includ+ ,gao ,zhi%5g1 ,gui ,m9hai1 ,x+  
,wangli1 ,jiang ,tianyong1 ,wu ,gan1 ,q9
 ,yongm91 ,zh\ ,%if5g1 ,yu ,w5%5g1 ,wang
 ,yi1 & ,nobel laureate ,liu ,xiaobo1 :o
 di$ 9 /ate cu/ody ne>ly f\r ye>s ago2  
,:]eas ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty & !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a us$ ! tools ( /ate p[] 
to sil5ce :i/lebl[]s at ! onset ( !     
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+ doctors su* 
z ! late ,li ,w5liang1 j\rnali/s1       
lawy]s1 sci5ti/s1 & conc]n$ citiz5s1 &  
has subsequ5tly imprison$ "s ( ^!       
individuals1 includ+ ,zhang ,zhan1 :o 0 
s5t5c$ to f\r ye>s 9 prison on acc\nt ( 
h] :i/lebl[+ activity1 & ,*5 ,zhaozhi1  
:o has be5 deta9$ = ov] a ye> on acc\nt 
( ,,covid-#ai relat$ social m$ia po/s2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress1       

p>ticul>ly 9 rec5t ye>s1 has pass$      
num]\s measures articulat+ ! long/&+ &  
bip>tisan commitm5t to human rights 9   
,*9a1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! ,global          
,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability
 ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title ,,xii (      
,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfef note72  7#b7 ! ,nor? ,korean      
,human ,rights ,reau?orization ,act (   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-aih72  7#c7 !  
,reciprocal ,access to ,tibet ,act (    
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ccj72  7#d7 !  
,hong ,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy 
,act ( #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-gf72    
7#e7 ! ,hong ,kong ,autonomy ,act (     
#bjai 7,public #aaf-adi72  7#f7 !       
,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act     
7,public #aaf-ade72 &  7#g7 ! ,tibetan  
,policy & ,support ,act ( #bjbj 7,public
 ,law #aaf-bfj72 ,:]eas1 on ?is day1 we 
/& 9 solid>ity ) ,*9ese human rights    
lawy]s1 labor & free spee* advocates1   
,*ri/ians & o!r religi\s gr\ps1 & ^?    
di/9ct e?nic gr\ps :o face p]secution1  
su* z ,tibetans1 :o cont9ue to face     

sev]e re/rictions & a conc]t$ /ate ef=t 
to erase ,tibetan ,buddhism1 ! ,tibetan 
language1 & ,tibetan traditional        
culture2 ,:]eas1 on ?is day1 we condemn 
! ongo+ campaign ( g5ocide & crimes     
aga9/ humanity committ$ by ! ,*9ese     
,communi/ ,p>ty & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a    
aga9/ ,uyghurs z well z o!r ,muslim     
e?nic gr\ps :o live 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur
 ,autonom\s ,region1 m ?an #a1jjj1jjj ( 
:om h be5 =c$ into mass int]nm5t camps1 
suff]+ a range ( human rights abuses    
includ+ be+ tortur$1 sexually assault$1 
=c$ to r5\nce _! religion & pl$ge       
allegiance to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1 co]c$ 
into /ate-run programs ( =c$ labor1     
sep>at$ f _! families1 & =c$ to und]go  
abortion & /]ilization proc$ures2 &     
,:]eas1 on ?is day1 we rememb] ! words (
 ! late ,nobel ,laureate ,liu ,xiaobo1  
:o said !re is no =ce t c put an end to 
! human que/ = fre$om1 & ,*9a w 9 ! end 
become a nation rul$ by law1 :]e human  
rights reign supreme3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 commemorates !       

,tiananm5 prote/s & _! viol5t           
suppression until su* "t z citiz5s (    
,*9a are able to d s freely & publicly  
ev]y:]e across _! c\ntry2  7#b7         
expresses sympa?y to ! families ( ^?    
kill$1 tortur$1 imprison$1 or exil$ = _!
 p>ticipation 9 ! pro-democracy         
demon/rations dur+ ! spr+ ( #aihi2  7#c7
 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a to all[ ^? 
,tiananm5 demon/ration p>ticipants      
curr5tly liv+ 9 exile 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& o!r c\ntries to return to ,*9a )\t    
risk ( rep]cussions or retribution to   
!mselves1 _! families1 or _! allies2    
7#d7 condemns ! use ( viol5ce1 torture1 
h>assm5t1 & arbitr>y det5tion z a means 
to repress ! legitimate aspirations ( ! 
p ( ,*9a to speak & associate freely1   
includ+ to petition ! gov]nm5t & *all5ge
 ! policies & ideology ( ! ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty2  7#e7 calls on !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a to release all prison]s
 ( consci5ce1 includ+ prison]s deta9$   
because ( _! p>ticipation 9 ,tiananm5   
,squ>e commemorations or actions call+ =

 ! type ( political re=ms & rights      
protections pursu$ by ^? :o ga!r$ 9     
,tiananm5 ,squ>e 9 #aihi & includ+ ov]  
"o million ,uyghurs & o!r pr$om9antly   
,muslim e?nic m9orities 9 ! ,x9jiang    
,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region2  7#f7       
condemns ! =c$ imposition ( national    
security legislation ) respect to ,hong 
,kong2  7#g7 calls ^u ! ,presid5t to    
cont9ue to use exi/+ au?orities to hold 
acc\ntable ,hong ,kong (ficials1 includ+
 ,hong ,kong ,*ief ,executive ,c>rie    
,lam1 & ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a (ficials =     
cru%+ ,hong ,kong's autonomy & gu>ante$ 
rights2 &  7#h7 calls ^u ! ,presid5t to 
build an int]national coalition to dem& 
t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a adh]e to its       
int]national agreem5ts & human rights   
obligations4