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

Strategic Insights -

The US House of Representatives has taken a unified stance against the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) decades-long record of human rights abuses, as 75% of the Problem Solvers Caucus's members endorsed a bipartisan resolution condemning the CCP's atrocities. Introduced by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and co-sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), the resolution specifically mentions the CCP's land reform movement campaign, the Great Leap Forward, the cultural revolution, the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and the ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

Key Takeaways:

  • The bipartisan resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100 years of human rights abuses, including mass imprisonment, torture, and genocide.
  • The resolution garnered support from at least 75% of the Problem Solvers Caucus's members, with Reps. Mike Gallagher, Jared Golden, and Brian Fitzpatrick releasing statements condemning the CCP's atrocities.
  • The resolution calls on the US and like-minded allies and partners to support human rights in the People's Republic of China, particularly in regards to free expression and information.
  • The resolution deems it necessary to acknowledge the US House of Representatives' support for the inherent right of the Chinese people to self-determination and free political expression.
  • Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Mike Gallagher, Chris Pappas, Tom Rice, and Blake Moore released statements emphasizing the importance of holding the CCP accountable for its actions.
  • Reps. Anthony Gonzalez, Elaine Luria, John Katko, Tom Suozzi, and Fred Upton highlighted the CCP's history of human rights abuses, including forced labor camps, surveillance, and detention.
  • Reps. Tom Reed, Tony Gonzales, and Van Taylor expressed solidarity with the Chinese people and instructed the CCP to stop repressing its citizens' basic human rights and freedoms.

Statistics:

  • 75% of the Problem Solvers Caucus's members endorsed the bipartisan resolution condemning the CCP's human rights abuses.
  • 2-3 million people were estimated to have been killed during Mao Zedong's land reform movement campaign.
  • 20-40 million citizens were estimated to have died in Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward.
  • 1-35 million citizens were estimated to have been subjected to arbitrary arrest, torture, and execution in Mao Zedong's cultural revolution.
  • Over one million Uyghurs have been imprisoned in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

Sources:

  • [Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher's office]
  • [Problem Solvers Caucus]
  • [Congress.gov - H. Res. 500]
  • [Congress.gov - H. Res. 500 - Supporting the inherent right of the Chinese people to self-determination and free political expression]
  • [Congress.gov - H. Res. 500 - Denouncing the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses]
  • [Congress.gov - H. Res. 500 - Calling on the US and like-minded allies and partners to support human rights in the People's Republic of China]