,,iv #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #abba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for himself and ,ms4 ,wexton7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,marking the #ceth anniversary of the ,tiananmen ,square massacre and condemning the ongoing and often brutal suppression of human rights and basic freedoms by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and ,chinese ,communist ,party1 including in the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region1 and for other purposes4 ,whereas ,june #d1 #bjbd1 marks the #ceth anniversary of the violent crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations held on ,tiananmen ,square in central ,beijing and in #djj other cities in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 ,whereas these demonstrations included an estimated #a1jjj1jjj ,chinese citizens from all walks of life1 including students1 government employees1 journalists1 workers1 police officers1 and members of the ,armed ,forces1 who gathered peacefully to call for democratic reforms2 ,whereas these peaceful demonstrators called upon the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to eliminate corruption1 accelerate economic and political reform1 and protect human rights1 particularly the freedoms of expression and assembly--concerns that remain pertinent in ,china today2 ,whereas the leadership of the ,chinese ,communist ,party sent armed ,people's ,liberation ,army 7,,pla7 troops and tanks into ,beijing and surrounding areas beginning on ,june #c1 #aihi1 killing and injuring thousands of demonstrators and other unarmed civilians1 including in ,tiananmen ,square2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china continues to censor any mention of the crackdown centered on ,tiananmen ,square and prevents the victims from being publicly mourned and remembered2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china harasses1 detains1 and arrests those who call for a full1 public1 and independent accounting of the wounded1 dead1 and those imprisoned for participating in the spring #aihi demonstrations--including the ,tiananmen ,mothers ,group2 ,whereas the people of ,hong ,kong had held annual ,tiananmen ,square vigils since #aiij in ,victoria ,park1 which were the only such mass gathering on ,chinese territory because commemorations of the event are banned in mainland ,china2 ,whereas the longstanding tradition of ,hong ,kong vigils came to an end in #bjbj when ,hong ,kong police denied applications for assembly pretextually on ,,covid-related grounds and then jailed key organizers of the annual event on politically motivated criminal charges involving unlawful assembly or national security2 ,whereas ,chow ,hang-tung1 ,tang ,ngok-kwan1 and ,tsui ,hon-kwong--members of the ,hong ,kong ,alliance that organized the annual vigil--were convicted for resisting police demand to surrender the personal information of alliance members2 ,whereas ,hong ,kong police arrested #bd prominent individuals1 including ,joshua ,wong1 ,gwyneth ,ho1 ,jimmy ,lai1 and ,lee ,cheuk-yan on charges of unlawful assembly or inciting unlawful assembly simply for showing up at ,victoria ,park in #bjbj2 ,whereas the central ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,government of ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region 7,,hksar7 have since used the ,national ,security ,law imposed on the ,,hksar in #bjbj by the ,,prc's ,national ,people's ,congress ,standing ,committee to suppress peaceful protests and democratic voices in ,hong ,kong1 including by barring candidates from standing for election and by arresting more than #a1jjj pro-democracy activists and opposition leaders2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjbd1 the ,hong ,kong ,legislative ,council passed national security legislation pursuant to ,article #bc of the ,basic ,law1 which gives law enforcement additional powers to prosecute people on vague charges1 thereby augmenting the risk of arbitrary detention1 including the suppression of peaceful protests1 vigils1 and assemblies the ,hong ,kong government does not like2 ,whereas to protest censorship and harsh zero-,,covid policy1 mass protests in ,november #bjbb spurred the largest mass demonstrations in ,china since #aihi2 ,whereas these protests were in part spurred by the actions of ,peng ,lifa1 also called 8,bridgeman10 who unfurled two banners over the ,sitong ,bridge in ,beijing which read 8,we don't want ,covid ,tests1 we want food4 ,we don't want ,cultural ,revolution1 we want reform4 ,we don't want lockdowns1 we want freedom4 ,we don't want an autocrat1 we want votes4 ,we don't want lies1 we want dignity4 ,we are citizens1 not slaves402 ,whereas ,li ,kangmeng1 a university student1 was reportedly the first person to hold up a blank sheet of white paper to highlight pervasive censorship in ,china1 inspiring others to adopt this symbol as a form of protest--giving a name to the #bjbb protests as the 8,white ,paper ,movement02 ,whereas ,peng ,lifa and ,li ,kangmeng remain in some from of detention1 despite being nominated by ,members of the ,congress for the ,nobel ,peace ,prize2 ,whereas an unknown amount of other people engaged in protest remain detained or disappeared1 including university student ,kamile ,wayit1 who was sentenced for 8extremism0 because she posted protest video on the ,chinese social media platform ,we,chat2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china continues to commit gross violations of international-recognized human rights--through the arbitrary detention1 torture1 and harassment of pro-democracy activists1 members of ethnic groups1 religious believers1 human rights lawyers1 citizen journalists1 and labor union leaders1 among many others seeking to express their political or religious views or ethnic identity in a peaceful manner2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china is responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity being committed against the ,uyghurs and other predominantly ,muslim ethnic groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has engaged in forced collection of biometric information from ,tibetans and separates ,tibetan children from their parents in colonial boarding schools1 a practice that may constitute crimes against humanity2 and ,whereas ,congress took steps1 over the past #ce years1 to remember the ,tiananmen demonstrations and their violent suppression because of the profound impact the event has had on ,united ,states-,people's ,republic of ,china relations and because commemorating ,tiananmen was censored and banned in ,china and now in ,hong ,kong3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 marks the #ceth anniversary of the ,tiananmen ,square protests and their violent suppression by recognizing the solemn significance of the #aihi demonstrations and the impact the ,tiananmen ,massacre has had on ,united ,states-,people's ,republic of ,china relations2 7#b7 will continue to participate in somber remembrances for the victims of the ,tiananmen ,massacre for as long as commemorations are banned in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7#c7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to-- 7,a7 urge the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to cease censoring information and discussion about the ,tiananmen ,massacre and end efforts of intimidation and surveillance against those seeking to remember loved ones killed or missing or to commemorate ,june #d1 #aihi1 within ,china2 7,b7 seek the unconditional release of political prisoners in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including those such as ,peng ,lifa1 ,li ,kangmeng1 ,kamile ,wayit and others arrested for peacefully engaging in protests in ,china2 7,c7 demand the end of transnational repression efforts in the ,united ,states targeting people from ,hong ,kong1 former ,tiananmen student leaders1 ,uyghurs1 ,tibetans1 and others exercising fundamental freedoms and free speech abroad2 7,d7 urge the ,government of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region 7,,hksar7 and authorities of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to-- 7i7 allow resumption of the annual vigil to commemorate the ,tiananmen ,massacre in ,hong ,kong2 7ii7 release all political prisoners1 including ,chow ,hang-tung1 ,jimmy ,lai1 ,joshua ,wong and others jailed in ,hong ,kong in part for organizing or attending a ,tiananmen vigil2 and 7iii7 lift the arrest 8bounties0 on the people of ,hong ,kong who engage in peaceful pro-democracy activities abroad2 7,e7 employ existing sanctions authorities for ,,hksar officials1 including prosecutors and judges1 complicit in the undermining of ,hong ,kong high degree of autonomy and the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by international law and treaty2 7,f7 use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states at the ,united ,nations to seek urgent discussions of the human rights record of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,,hksar at the ,united ,nations ,security ,council and at the ,united ,nation's ,human ,rights ,council2 and 7,g7 make clear through public messaging campaigns that the people of the ,united ,states want the people living in the ,people's ,republic of ,china to be able to exercise all of their internationally-recognized human rights without fear1 and that efforts by the ,united ,states ,government to hold ,people's ,republic of ,china officials accountable for human rights abuses are undertaken in solidarity with them and their aspirations for liberty2 and 7#d7 calls on ,members of ,congress to-- 7,a7 issue public statements and arrange meetings with participants of the ,tiananmen ,square protests who live outside of ,china and the families and friends of the victims of the ,tiananmen ,square massacre based outside ,china2 and 7,b7 use the ,political ,prisoner ,database maintained by the ,congressional-,executive ,commission on ,china for information when raising political prisoner cases with the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or ,,hksar officials4