Krishnamoorthi, Gallagher Express Support for Tibet in Face of CCP Repression
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee, issued a joint statement following a meeting with Mr. Richard Gere and Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering regarding ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the CCP’s occupation of Tibet.
“Tibetans have suffered horrendous human rights abuses at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party over the years, including torture, arbitrary arrest or detention, acts of repression aimed at individuals outside the country, and other serious restrictions on Tibetans’ basic freedoms and autonomy. In recent months, Xi Jinping has even expanded the crackdown on Tibetan rights, further intervened in the Dalai Lama’s succession process, and subjected Tibetans to mass DNA collection and surveillance. Today, we stand unified in support of the Tibetan people, and call on the CCP to end its occupation of Tibet. All Tibetans must have the right to peacefully express themselves without fear of reprisal, and we look forward to working with key stakeholders, like Mr. Richard Gere and Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering, to find a peaceful resolution to the CCP’s brutal repression of Tibet.”
克里希纳穆尔蒂和加拉格尔对在中共镇压下的西藏表达支持
华盛顿特区–今天，众议院美国与中国共产党战略竞争特设委员会资深议员拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂(Raja Krishnamoorthi)(D-IL) 和该委员会主席迈克·加拉格尔 (Mike Gallagher)(R-WI) 表示，在与理查·基尔先生和司政边巴次仁会面后发表了一份就为和平解决中共对西藏的占领的联合声明。
“多年来，藏人的人权遭受中国共产党的可怕侵犯，包括酷刑、任意逮捕或拘留、针对境外个人的镇压行为，以及对藏人基本自由和自治的其他严重限制。近几个月来，习近平甚至扩大了对藏人权利的打压，进一步干预达赖喇嘛的继位过程，并对藏人进行大规模DNA采集和监视。今天，我们团结一致支持西藏人民，呼吁中共结束对西藏的占领。所有藏人都必须有权和平表达自己的意见，而不必担心遭到报复。我们期待与理查·基尔先生和司政边巴次仁等主要代表合作，为中共对西藏的残酷镇压找到和平解决方案”。
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