Developments in Hong Kong and Macau
Over the summer months, millions of Hong Kong’s citizens took to the streets to demonstrate against an extradition bill that would have put anyone in Hong Kong – including over 80,000 Americans and thousands of other foreigners living in the city – at risk of extradition to mainland China where abuses in the judicial system are well documented. Growing discontent about the Chinese government’s steady erosion of the “one country, two systems” framework and the lack of democratic progress intensified the demonstrations as the Hong Kong government refused to respond to protester demands for the formal withdrawal of the extradition bill.
August 23, 2019
(Washington)— U.S. Representative James McGovern (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Chair and Cochair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today issued a joint statement urging President Trump to discuss the interests of the U.S. and the international community in Hong Kong’s autonomy at the G7 meetings starting this week.
July 24, 2019
(Washington)—U.S. Representative James McGovern (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Chair and Cochair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) today issued a joint statement urging the Administration to condemn the threat to deploy the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong.
(Washington D.C.)—U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) and U.S.
April 24, 2019
(Washington, DC) U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the chair and cochair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), issued the following statement after the sentencing of the leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement (“the Umbrella Nine”).
April 9, 2019
(Washington DC)--U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement after a verdict was reached in the case against nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement (“the Umbrella Nine”), including Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Chu Yiu-ming, Chan Kin-man, Lee Wing-tat, Shiu Ka-chun, Tanya Chan, Raphael Wong Ho-ming, Tommy Cheung Sau-yin, and Eason Chung Yiu-wah:
April 4, 2019
(Washington DC)--U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), issued the following statement regarding the Hong Kong government’s proposed amendments to its extradition laws:
August 17, 2017
(Washington DC)—Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Chris Smith, the Chair and Cochair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) respectively, issued the following statements regarding the resentencing of Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Alex Chow, and 13 other pro-democracy protesters in connection with their involvement with the “Umbrella Movement” demonstrations and a protest against a controversial government development project in 2014.
Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong
Chairs Express Concern Regarding the Long-Term Viability of the “One Country, Two Systems” Model Promised at the Handover
June 29, 2017
(Washington, DC)—Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Chris Smith, the chair and cochair respectively of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), issued the following statements on the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1997.