Tom Malinowski actually said...

"As awful as Chinese influence, repression in Hong Kong has been, it pales in comparison to what is probably the single greatest abuse of human rights in the world today."

"I would say, going back to our time in the region in the 1980's, sometimes you have to be tough."

"The Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy and human rights is their struggle, theirs alone, led by them, but it also clearly implicates America's national interests."

"That promise is being violated. And I think it is extremely important that we communicate clearly to the Chinese Government that these promises need to be kept."