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Artwork by Ah To, a Hong Kong illustrator

The bipartisan Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act has been unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate and the House of Representative, demonstrating American support of Hongkongers' fight for freedom and democracy.

Read the speech of U.S. Senator Rick Scott:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/11954

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U.S. Senator Tom Cotton on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act:
"Choose wisely, Mr. General Secretary Xi"

"Apparently, the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ approach can’t satisfy Beijing’s rapacious appetite. They look at and covet Hong Kong’s wealth, and they fear and loathe its freedom, which stands in shining contrast to the Orwellian oppression on the mainland. In fact, they fear that mainland Chinese might look across the bay and start to get ideas.

So the Chinese Communist Party has been breaking its promises to Hong Kong and to the world, waging a brutal campaign to absorb Hong Kong into its dystopian, high-tech dictatorship...

So Beijing has a promise. Keep its promises, or give Americans and the world one more reason to treat China like an outlaw regime.

Choose wisely, Mr. General Secretary Xi."

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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act:
"Freedom will prevail, and the Chinese system will either change or fail"

"We have sent a message to President Xi: Your suppression of freedom, whether in Hong Kong, in northwest China, or anywhere else, will not stand. You cannot be a great leader and you cannot be a great country when you oppose freedom, when you are so brutal to the people of Hong Kong, young and old, who are protesting, when you are so brutal to the Uighurs in northwest China, and when China is censored so that Chinese people can’t get the truth. History has shown that that always fails, President Xi—always fails.

To the people of China: We stand with you in freedom.

To the kids in Hong Kong, the students and the adults: We stand with you.

To the Uighurs who simply want to practice their religion: We stand with you.

Freedom will prevail, and the Chinese system will either change or fail."

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Highlights of speeches by selected senators on the crisis in Hong Kong
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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act signed.
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act:
"Report after report of violent assaults taking place inside police stations"

[Editor's note: While protesters are still being trapped by the police at PolyU, what Senator Merkley has pointed on the police brutality at public and inside the police station echoes many protesters' worries (especially those inside #PolyU who would be arrested for riotting 'indiscriminately', as the government had announced)]

"One young woman was clubbed from behind with a police baton and continued to be beaten even after she was on the ground with her arms zip-tied behind her.

We have seen tear gas fired into confined spaces, in violation of the U.N. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms. We have seen brutal police tactics that continued even when women and men were held in captivity or in custody. There has been report after report of violent assaults taking place inside police stations."

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https://telegra.ph/Speech-by-US-Senator-Jeff-Merkley-on-Hong-Kong-Democracy-and-Human-Rights-Act-11-20

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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act:
China is pushing Hong Kong to ‘‘one country, one system’’— the Chinese system

"Even though the Government of Hong Kong has pulled out from pursuing that law, the protests have continued because the people of Hong Kong have seen what is coming. They see the steady effort to erode their autonomy and their freedoms.

...China is also pushing for something very ominous. They call it patriotic education. What China is really pushing for in Hong Kong is moving from ‘‘one country, two systems’’ to ‘‘one country, one system’’— the Chinese system."

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https://telegra.ph/Speech-by-US-Senator-Marco-Rubio-on-Hong-Kong-Democracy-and-Human-Rights-Act-11-20

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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Marsha Blackburn on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act: "The absolute horrors of authoritarian rule" in Hong Kong

"It is important to note that China has really earned its place atop the list of the world’s most notorious human rights violators, and over the past few weeks, Hong Kong’s descent into chaos and bloodshed has provided a much-needed reminder of the horrors, the absolute horrors of authoritarian rule."

"Let me end by appealing to the leadership in China to show the courage to allow the continued prosperous democratic autonomy enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s continued special status is the sign of strength and confidence, not weakness."

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U.S. Senators James Risch and Ben Cardin on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act

"China has gradally chipped away at Hong Kong’s autonomy, and this is now becoming a real problem.

China now refers to its treaty with Great Britain as ‘‘a historical document,’’ and says it is no longer bound by its terms. This is just one of many examples that show that the Chinese Government has no respect for the rule of law.

After two decades of broken commitments, it is past time that we hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable. What it is doing in Hong Kong is just wrong."

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https://telegra.ph/Speech-by-US-Senators-James-Risch-and-Ben-Cardin-on-Hong-Kong-Democracy-and-Human-Rights-Act-11-20

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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley on Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act: Communist China's ambition to impose their will on the entire international system

"we are in for a long struggle with Communist China. We are in for a long struggle with Beijing. We know what their ambitions are: to dominate Hong Kong, to dominate Taiwan, to dominate the region and, ultimately, to impose their will on the entire international system. We are going to have to stand against that for freedom, for liberty, for our security and our prosperity.

So there is much to do. There is a long road ahead of us, but today is a good day, and I hope the people of Hong Kong will see that the people of the free world are awake, that they are with you, and we are ready to stand together."

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