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chinese-hong-kong-authorities-for-protest-crackdown/
Hawley to Sponsor Bill Sanctioning Chinese, Hong Kong Authorities for
Protest Crackdown
Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) plans to make good on the threats he leveled
against Chinese human-rights violators in a recent Senate floor speech by
introducing legislation on Wednesday that would slap sanctions on government
officials involved in the totalitarian crackdown on pro-democracy
demonstrations in Hong Kong, according to details of the bill obtained by
National Review.
The “Hong Kong Be Water” Act, which is co-sponsored by Republican senators
Rick Scott of Florida and John Cornyn of Texas, condemns the Chinese
government for violating the civil liberties obligated to Hong Kong citizens
, and calls for punishing the transgressors by freezing their personal
financial assets.
Hawley and Scott drafted the legislation after witnessing the protests first
-hand during a visit to Hong Kong last month.
“Protesters told me it was important to ‘be water’ — meaning, move
quickly and be fluid when confronted by police,” Hawley said. “Make no
mistake about it: Hong Kong is rapidly becoming a police state. We must send
a signal to the world that the United States will stand with Hongkongers as
they stand up to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Scott added that he “heard horrible stories of police brutality, threats,
and intimidation. As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue.”
The bill calls for freezing the assets of Chinese nationals and state-owned
enterprises that help suppress “Hongkongers’ freedoms of speech,
association, assembly, procession, and demonstration.” The sanctions would
be applied under the Magnitsky Act, which allows the U.S. to target the
personal financial interests of human rights abusers anywhere in the world.
Passed in 2012, the bill is named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian tax
accountant who was beaten to death in a Russian prison after uncovering
massive financial corruption at the highest levels of Russian government.
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities — which includes Hong Kong leader Carrie
Lam, a Beijing ally — potentially fall under the sanctions for having taken
a heavy-handed approach in cracking down on civil unrest.
The protests began in June in response to an extradition bill that would
have allowed Beijing to extradite Hong Kongers to face trial in mainland
China. The goals of the demonstrators have since expanded and now include
calls for broader human rights and pro-democracy reforms.
The Hong Kong government, with backing from Beijing, has used tear gas,
water cannons, rubber bullets, and recently live ammunition on the millions
of protestors. Despite the harsh measures, Hong Kong formally removed the
extradition bill last week, citing “conflicts in society.”
In addition to criticizing the Chinese and government, and certain elements
of the Hong Kong government, for their response to the protests, Hawley has
also taken aim at American companies he believes have placed profit over
patriotism. He’s been especially vocal in denouncing the National
Basketball Association’s handling of a pro-democracy tweet sent by Houston
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.
Morey, who tweeted on October 4, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong,
” faced heavy backlash from the NBA’s Chinese sponsors and partners, and
prompted a statement from the league which called Morey’s actions “
regrettable.”
Hawley sent a letter on October 7 to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, asserting
that “for the NBA to kowtow to the demands of one of the world’s most
brutal regimes in the pursuit of profit is, frankly, revolting.”
“What is regrettable is the NBA’s downright eagerness to appease the
authoritarian thugs in the Chinese Communist Party in order to make a buck,
” Hawley said in an op-ed published Wednesday. “This is a time for
choosing. The NBA and other multinational corporations like Apple, which
assembles every iPhone and most of its other products in China, can
certainly choose to do business in the Chinese market if they like. But they
owe it to their American customers, they owe it to this country, to take a
stand.”
During his speech on October 23, Hawley urged that it was high time for
America to defend against the assault on Hong Kong’s democratic norms.
“The situation in Hong Kong is urgent, and the people of Hong Kong are
looking to the United States and to other freedom-loving peoples around the
world for support and for strength,” Hawley stated. “It’s time that we
sent them the message and that we called on our allies to do the same, that
we must stand with Hong Kong, because our own security and our own ideals
are at stake.” | t*****r
发帖数: 543 | 2 政客们真的很不要脸，指鹿为马，颠倒黑白的功夫一流
草泥马，克什米尔人民那么惨，连个屁都不放 | S****t
发帖数: 2183 | 3 污蔑中国是这种流氓政客赚取政治资源最省事的方式了！But nobody gives a shit
about you!
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【在 L*****d 的大作中提到】
: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hawley-to-sponsor-bill-sanctioning-
: chinese-hong-kong-authorities-for-protest-crackdown/
: Hawley to Sponsor Bill Sanctioning Chinese, Hong Kong Authorities for
: Protest Crackdown
: Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) plans to make good on the threats he leveled
: against Chinese human-rights violators in a recent Senate floor speech by
: introducing legislation on Wednesday that would slap sanctions on government
: officials involved in the totalitarian crackdown on pro-democracy
: demonstrations in Hong Kong, according to details of the bill obtained by
: National Review.
| f*******y
发帖数: 470 | 4 “
捣乱，失败，再捣乱，再失败，直至灭亡——这就是帝国主义和世界上一切反动派对待
人民事业的逻辑，他们决不会违背这个逻辑的。
---《丢掉幻想，准备斗争》 一九四九年八月十四日 毛泽东
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government
【在 L*****d 的大作中提到】
: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hawley-to-sponsor-bill-sanctioning-
: chinese-hong-kong-authorities-for-protest-crackdown/
: Hawley to Sponsor Bill Sanctioning Chinese, Hong Kong Authorities for
: Protest Crackdown
: Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) plans to make good on the threats he leveled
: against Chinese human-rights violators in a recent Senate floor speech by
: introducing legislation on Wednesday that would slap sanctions on government
: officials involved in the totalitarian crackdown on pro-democracy
: demonstrations in Hong Kong, according to details of the bill obtained by
: National Review.
| s*********5
发帖数: 1 | 5 长篇累牍这么多，制裁呢？老将个个幻觉以为自己是世界总统了 |
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