,,iii #aah? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ajf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,mr4 ,ris* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,book]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemn+ ,beij+'s de/ruction ( ,hong ,kong's democracy & rule ( law4 ,:]eas1 9 #aiig1 ,great ,brita9 h&$ ,hong ,kong ov] to ,*9ese rule "u gu>antees t ,hong ,kong w\ld become a ,special ,adm9i/rative ,region "u ! "o c\ntry1 two sy/ems pr9ciple1 pursuant to :i* ,hong ,kong's ,basic ,law w\ld apply & w\ld en%r9e fundam5tal rights ( ,hong ,kong resid5ts & a political /ructure1 includ+ an indep5d5t judici>y1 ! "r to vote1 & fre$oms ( assembly & spee*1 among o!rs2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 has repeat$ly und]m9$ ,hong ,kong's autonomy s9ce ! #aiig h&ov]1 includ+ actions :i* result$ 9 political prote/s 9 ,hong ,kong1 includ+ ! ,umbrella ,movem5t 9 #bjad1 a prote/ aga9/ ,beij+'s attempt to re=m ,hong ,kong's electoral sy/em1 & ! #bjai-bjbj prote/s1 :i* oppos$ ! ,hong ,kong ,gov]nm5t's attempt to implem5t an extradition law t w\ld h subject$ ,hong ,kong]s to prosecution 9 ma9l& ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong ,police ,=ce us$ excessive =ce to try to quell ! #bjai-bjbj prote/ors1 _m ( :om 7 "u ! age ( #cj2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a respond$ to ^! prote/s by pass+ & implem5t+ ! ,law ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on ,safegu>d+ ,national ,security 9 ! ,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative ,region 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,hong ,kong national security law7 a vaguely def9$ crim9al /atute t includes ov]ly broad *>ges & extrat]ritorial rea* to puni% p = ex]cis+ _! fundam5tal rights & fre$oms2 ,:]eas1 s9ce its enactm5t 9 ,june #bjbj1 ?is law has be5 us$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a pretext to crack d[n on legitimate & peaceful expression1 includ+ ! ex]cise ( fre$oms ( assembly1 spee*1 & religi\s belief provid$ = "u ! ,basic ,law1 to replace ! ,hong ,kong legislature ) individuals loyal to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 & to pass new immigration laws t subject ,hong ,kong citiz5s & resid5ts1 z well z ,,prc nationals & =eign nationals1 to exit bans 9 ,hong ,kong simil> to ^? implem5t$ 9 ma9l& ,*9a2 ,:]eas m ?an #bjj p h be5 arre/$ "u ! ,hong ,kong national security law s9ce its enactm5t 9 ,june #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is us+ ! ,hong ,kong national security law to h>ass1 t>get1 & ?reat5 non-,hong ,kong citiz5s & ^? outside ( ,hong ,kong1 bas$ ^u = unsub/antiat$ & vague allegations ( endang]+ national security2 ,:]eas1 ,jimmy ,lai1 a #ge-ye>-old ,hong ,kong pro-democracy advocate & m$ia entrepr5eur1 has be5 t>get$ & p]secut$ = decades1 mo/ rec5tly ?r\gh multiple prosecutions1 includ+ relat$ to ex]cis+ 8 rights to fre$om ( peaceful assembly & fre$om ( expression1 8 s5t5c+ to ov] five ye>s 9 prison "u politically motivat$ fraud *>ges & ! seizure ( 8 multimillion doll> indep5d5t m$ia organization ,apple ,daily by ! ,hong ,kong au?orities2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,lai is n[ "o ( ! highe/ pr(ile cases fac+ trial "u vaguely def9$ *>ges "u ! s-call$ national security law2 ,:]eas1 ,c>d9al ,z51 a #ij-ye>-old ,roman ,ca?olic c>d9al1 & five o!r colleagues 7 f\nd guilty ( politically motivat$ *>ges relat$ to fail+ to regi/] a humanit>ian fund t help$ anti-gov]nm5t prote/]s2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's und]m9+ ( democracy 9 ,hong ,kong has ramifications = ! int]national ord]1 includ+ ) reg>d to ! future ( ,taiwan2 ,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong ,gov]nm5t has conduct$ a public relations campaign to conv9ce global bus9ess lead]s t ,hong ,kong rema9s a critical & attractive int]national f9ancial c5t]1 :ile simultane\sly und]m9+ ! indep5d5ce ( in/itutions t enc\rag$ its gr[? ov] ! pa/ sev]al decades2 ,:]eas ,hong ,kong /ill ma9ta9s a sep>ate vot+ %>e f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a at _m multilat]al organizations--includ+ ! ,asia ,pacific ,economic ,coop]ation =um1 ! ,f9ancial ,action ,task ,=ce1 ! ,int]national ,olympic ,committee1 & ! ,_w ,trade ,organization--effectively d\bl+ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's vot+ p[] at ^! critical in/itutions2 & ,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-gf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egja note71 sign$ into law 9 ,novemb] #bjai1 requires ! ,presid5t to use sanctions to promote acc\ntability = ^? responsible = c]ta9 conduct t und]m9es fundam5tal fre$oms & autonomy 9 ,hong ,kong3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's ,hong ,kong national security law & relat$ human rights abuses2 7#b7 urges all gov]nm5ts t value democracy or autonomy to hold ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty acc\ntable = its de/ruction ( ,hong ,kong's autonomy1 rule ( law1 & fre$oms2 7#c7 supports ! p ( ,hong ,kong z !y fight to ex]cise fundam5tal rights & fre$oms1 z enum]at$ by-- 7,a7 ! ,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+ ,decemb] #ai1 #aihd2 7,b7 ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1 done at ,new ,york ,decemb] #ai1 #aiff2 & 7,c7 ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 done at ,p>is ,decemb] #aj1 #aidh2 7#d7 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's practice ( br++ false & politically motivat$ *>ges1 su* z fraud1 aga9/ ,hong ,kong]s 9 ord] to t>ni% _! reputations 9 advance ( _! national security law trials2 7#e7 calls ^u ! ,hong ,kong ,gov]nm5t to imm$iately drop all s$ition & national security law-relat$ *>ges & free all def5dants imm$iately1 includ+ ,jimmy ,lai & ,c>d9al ,z52 7#f7 expresses extreme conc]n ab\t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a' ,/ate-direct$ !ft ( ,apple ,daily1 & holds t ,hong ,kong no long] has cr$ibility z an int]national bus9ess c5t] due to ! erosion ( ! regulatory & legal environm5ts t h promot$ its economic gr[? = decades2 7#g7 enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & o!r gov]nm5ts to take /eps at multilat]al in/itutions to ensure t vot+ proc$ures recognize t !re is no long] a mean+ful di/9ction betwe5 ,hong ,kong & ma9l& ,*9a2 & 7#h7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to use all available tools1 includ+ ^? au?oriz$ by ! ,hong ,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy ,act1 9 response to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's actions 9 ,hong ,kong4