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House Foreign Affairs Hearing on China's Security Law in Hong Kong
2020-07-01T09:34:04-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/183/20200701100440003_hd.jpgThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new laws and how the international community can put pressure on China. Other questions focused on China’s human rights abuses, the future of U.S. relations, and the role of the United Nations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a statement at the beginning of the hearing in a rare appearance before the committee. “The purpose of this law is to frighten, intimidate and suppress the people of Hong Kong, who are peacefully demanding the freedoms they have long been owed.” Speaker Pelosi told the committee.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and… read more
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new laws and how the international community can put pressure on China. Other questions focused on China’s human rights abuses, the future of U.S. relations, and the role of the United Nations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a statement at the beginning of the hearing in a rare appearance before the committee. “The purpose of this law is to frighten, intimidate and suppress the people of Hong Kong, who are peacefully demanding the freedoms they have long been owed.” Speaker Pelosi told the committee. close
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- Colin Allred U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Nathan Law Student Activist
- Cheuk Yan Lee General Secretary Hong Kong Clothing Workers
- Brian Leung Doctoral Candidate University of Washington
- Andy Levin U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
- Tom Malinowski U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Gregory Meeks U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative [D] California
- Carole Petersen Professor University of Hawaii at Manoa->Law School
- Guy Reschenthaler U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Albio Sires U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Dina Titus U.S. Representative [D] Nevada
- Steve Watkins U.S. Representative [R] Kansas
- Tim Burchett U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
- Joaquin Castro U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Steve Chabot U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- David N. Cicilline U.S. Representative [D] Rhode Island
- Gerry Connolly U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- John R. Curtis U.S. Representative [R] Utah
- Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Chrissy Houlahan U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
- Michael McCaul U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Scott Perry U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Dean Phillips U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
- Brad Sherman U.S. Representative [D] California
- Chris Smith U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
- Abigail Spanberger U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- Ann Wagner U.S. Representative [R] Missouri
- Ted Yoho U.S. Representative [R] Florida
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