On June 24, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and I sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to use the HKAA to identify and sanction entities materially contributing to the Chinese Communist Party's assault on Apple Daily, the last prodemocracy newspaper in Hong Kong, and its founder Jimmy Lai.
Chris Van Hollen: “On June 24, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and I sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to use the…”
On the recordJune 23, 2021
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Van Hollen urged Biden to sanction entities harming democracy in Hong Kong.
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