[Washington, 5th Reuters]-US Democratic Party Senator General Schuma is a parliament that reopens next week after the summer holiday, and prioritizes a bipartisan bill that requires the US Department of State to examine the state of autonomy in Hong Kong every year Urged Republican Senate heads to deliberate.
Schuma said in a statement, “It is extremely important that we deal with the actions taken by the Chinese Communist Party when Hong Kong people exercise fundamental rights in democracy, such as freedom of expression,” stressed this issue in the Senate this fall. Listed as one of the Democratic Party's five priorities.
For Xi Jinping Jintao of China, and that it is necessary to show that the US Senate has been completely support the people of Hong Kong.
Mr. Schuma called on Republican Maconel, who is the majority of the Senate, to prioritize the bipartisan bill.
The bill was submitted by Republican Senator Rubio and Democratic Senator Cardin. The US has applied incentives to Hong Kong, but once the bill is passed, the State Department will verify the state of autonomy in Hong Kong every year to determine whether it is appropriate to continue incentives.
Rubio said in a contribution to the Washington Post two days ago that the bill clarifies that Chinese and Hong Kong officials who infringed Hong Kong's autonomy could be subject to sanctions. ing.
The Hong Kong government chief executive, Carrie Lam, announced the official withdrawal of the revised “Fuger Ordinance”, which was the origin of protracted protests on the 4th. It calls for the establishment of an independent investigation committee to investigate violent acts by the police.
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