A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution condemning China’s new ethnic unity law, warning that it serves as a legal tool for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to suppress ethnic minorities at home and pursue critics overseas under the guise of promoting national unity.
Sens. John Curtis (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the resolution, which condemns a Chinese law called “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” which will go into effect on July 1.
The senators stated in the resolution that China should repeal the legislation.
“The CCP’s new ethnic conformity law signals an escalation in Beijing’s longstanding campaign to erase the cultural identities of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, Christians, and other minorities—all while giving the CCP a pretext to intimidate critics far beyond China’s borders,” Curtis said in a statement on June 26. …
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning China’s Ethnic Unity Law
