We should use the renegotiation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America regarding films for theatrical release to try to ensure that access for U.S. films is not limited.
Nancy Pelosi
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician serving as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019, and previously from 2007 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 12th congressional district in the House of Representatives since 1987, making her one of the longest-serving members of Congress. Pelosi is the first woman to hold the office of Speaker, a role in which she has played a significant part in shaping legislative priorities and party strategy.
If we do not--if we hesitate to speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interest, we lose all moral authority to speak out for human rights anyplace in the world.
I certainly associate myself with your characterization of our aspirations and friendship with the people of China.
Members of Congress, whenever possible, must raise their voices on behalf of those fighting for their rights, freedom and very lives in China.
The most important thing is for the Chinese to negotiate, to be engaged in dialogue, with the Dalai Lama.
The Chinese lobby. They had page after page after page. They had hired everybody in DC.
I hope that the print-out is not complete. I am ever hopeful that our government at any opportunity would talk about human rights in China and Tibet.
The administration should also make full use of the new authorities granted under the Global Magnitsky Act to sanction and restrict the travel of Chinese Government officials perpetrating these egregious acts.
Following these steps can keep the United States a place where people aren't afraid to challenge human rights and religious freedom abuses--in Tibet and beyond.
He took risks, he was persistent, he was dissatisfied, and he was our champion, and still is.
The Tibet issue has been very much a part of our human rights in China issue all along.
We must not lose sight of the uniqueness of Taiwan in the context of the recently reaffirmed 'one China policy'.
Congress should immediately--immediately--take action to rename the plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy in honor of the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
You just can't ignore any of it, but you certainly cannot ignore human rights.
Congress must, once again, demand that our values be embedded in our policies.
Members of Congress must raise their voices on behalf of those fighting for their rights, freedom, and very lives in China.
Thank you so much for your advocacy on behalf of human rights in China, you sent my children to college.
However, it does not mean we can't and should not use every lever we have to address the egregious human rights violations.
The world is less safe, less secure, and human rights are increasingly at risk because of China's refusal to be a responsible stakeholder.
Members must also speak out on the need to preserve the remaining democratic attributes of Hong Kong's system.





