HRES470-119

That the House of Representatives— expresses its deepest respect for and solidarity with the families and friends of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned for participating in the prodemocracy demonstrations during the spring of 1989, and with those who have continued to suffer for their fight to publicly mourn the Tiananmen Square massacre victims; reaffirms its support for those who continue to work for political reform, rule of law, and protections for human rights in China; condemns the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for its continued human rights abuses, including suppressing peaceful political dissent and ethnic and religious minorities; calls on the Government of the PRC to— cease censoring information and discussion about the Tiananmen Square massacre; invite and cooperate with a full and independent investigation into the Tiananmen Square massacre by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; uphold its international legal obligations to Hong Kong under the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong (Joint Declaration) and cease undermining Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy; and allow those participants in the Tiananmen demonstrations who fled overseas or reside outside of China after being blacklisted for their peaceful protest activity to return to China without risk of retribution; calls on the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the relevant authorities in the Government of the PRC to— respect and uphold the personal rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and the independence of Hong Kong’s legal system; restore independent democratic representation to the people of Hong Kong in line with the One Country, Two Systems arrangement set forth in the Joint Declaration and its implementing document, the Basic Law; and allow those living in exile for engaging in prodemocracy activities to return to Hong Kong without fear of detention or other repercussions; calls on the United States Government and Members of Congress to mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, including through meetings with participants of the Tiananmen Square protests who live outside of China and the families and friends of the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre based outside China; and supports ongoing peaceful movements for human rights in China and of the people in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang.