Bill > HRes470

This resolution remembers the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemns ongoing human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China and Hong Kong. It recalls how peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in April and May 1989 involving up to one million citizens were violently suppressed on June 3-4, when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) fired indiscriminately into crowds of protesters, killing and injuring thousands. The resolution expresses solidarity with the victims' families, condemns the Chinese government's continued censorship of the event, and criticizes recent actions in Hong Kong that undermine the region's promised autonomy, such as the 2020 National Security Law and electoral system changes that restrict democratic representation. The resolution calls on the Chinese government to cease human rights abuses, allow an independent UN investigation into the Tiananmen Square massacre, uphold international legal obligations to Hong Kong, and permit exiled pro-democracy activists to return without fear of retribution. Additionally, it urges the U.S. government to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and support ongoing peaceful human rights movements in China, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/470/all-info