The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has passed a resolution to condemn the Beijing government’s destruction of the rule of law and democracy of Hong Kong.
Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed their appreciation for the resolution adopted by the Committee on May 3.
Risch stated that the Hong Kong government must stop its false and politically-motivated charges against Hongkongers such as Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and Cardinal Zen. Risch believed the resolution would reaffirm the commitment of the United States to hold the Beijing and the Hong Kong governments accountable for abusing their power, “All wrongfully accused defendants should be released immediately.”…