Bipartisan Resolution Condemns Chinese Communist Party's 100 Years of Human Rights Abuses

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The US House of Representatives has taken a bipartisan step to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100 years of human rights abuses against its own people. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced a resolution, which was endorsed by the Problem Solvers Caucus, calling on the US and like-minded allies to support human rights in China. The resolution denounces the CCP's record of human rights violations, including the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the cultural revolution, and the brutal treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The resolution was endorsed by at least 75% of the Problem Solvers Caucus' members, showing a strong bipartisan commitment to condemning the CCP's human rights abuses.
  • The resolution highlights the CCP's history of mass imprisonment, torture, and genocide, and calls for the US to support human rights in China.
  • The resolution specifically denounces the CCP's egregious record of human rights violations, including the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the cultural revolution, and the brutal treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
  • The resolution also acknowledges the US House of Representatives' commitment to the inherent right of the Chinese people to self-determination and free political expressionism independent of one-party rule.
  • Reps. Gallagher, Golden, and other co-sponsors of the resolution emphasized the need for the US to stay vigilant and stand up to the authoritarian regime of the CCP.

Statistics:

  • The resolution claims that Mao Zedong's "Great Leap Forward" resulted in a catastrophic famine that killed as many as 20 to 40 million citizens.
  • The resolution also states that Mao Zedong's cultural revolution saw the arbitrary arrest, torture, and execution of an estimated 1 to 35 million citizens.
  • The resolution notes that over one million Uighurs have been detained in concentration camps in Xinjiang, where they have been forced to give up their religious and cultural practices.
  • The resolution also mentions that the CCP's military buildup and extortion diplomacy should be seen as a threat for democracies across the globe.

Sources:

  • Rep. Mike Gallagher (8th District Wisconsin)
  • Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME)
  • Problem Solvers Caucus
  • United States House of Representatives
  • H.R. 500
  • MIL OSI USA News