Washington, June 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday commemorated the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, saying the world continues to remember those killed while demanding democratic reforms and warning that “no amount of censorship can erase the past.” In a statement issued on the eve of the June 4 anniversary, Rubio said the Chinese Communist Party had ordered troops to attack “thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square” in 1989.”Ch…
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Washington, June 3 (IANS) Bipartisan lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced legislation requiring the State Department to determine whether China has committed genocide or crimes against humanity against Tibetans, adding fresh congressional pressure on Beijing over its human rights record.Representatives Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, and Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, on Tuesday introduced the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, which would require the S…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) US lawmakers from both parties intensified pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging him to confront Beijing on issues ranging from North Korean refugees and political prisoners to trade barriers, fentanyl and American manufacturing.In one of the sharpest bipartisan appeals, Congressman James Walkinshaw and Senator Tim Kaine urged Trump to press China to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees, warning that th…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Senior bipartisan US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to personally raise the cases of political prisoners and unjustly detained Americans with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming talks, warning that Beijing’s actions threaten American interests and families.In a letter released on Monday, the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was increasingly using “hostage diplomacy, coerc…
Washington, May 8 (IANS) More than 100 bipartisan members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai during their upcoming meeting, warning that the 78-year-old’s health is rapidly deteriorating.In a bicameral letter led by Representative Chris Smith and Senator Rick Scott, lawmakers said Lai’s 20-year prison sentence under Hong Kong’s National Security Law …