4 days ago a video showing 3-400 detainees handcuffed & blindfolded at a train station in Xinjiang was uploaded to YouTube (https://t.co/GpEaZ7YkIK)
In this thread I'll share how I've verified that this video was filmed at 库尔勒西站 (41.8202, 86.0176) on or around August 18th.
Yes! 💪💪 TWO Hong Kong amendments on House floor this week as part of the NDAA defense bill. Proud to work with @RepMalinowski @RepJohnCurtis on the HK People's Freedom & Choice amendment and @RepMcGovern on the PROTECT HK amendment. #WeHoldtheLine#HouseVotes4HK
A human rights committee requests the US designate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a transnational criminal organization. "It's time for the us to call it what it is." @ElizabethYore
Police just announced district councilors violating Cap 599G prohibition of group gathering and cordoned the area before a small march to protest against police misjudgment in last year’s July 21st asssult in Yuen Long West Rail Station #Hongkongprotests
The Hong Kong Autonomy Act signed into law today is an important first step in holding #CCP leaders accountable for their human rights violations in Hong Kong. The U.S. must continue to #StandWithHongKong in pursuit of freedom and democracy.
A 25-year-old property agent was sentenced to 3 weeks in jail for assaulting police - for sticking a protest promotion paper onto the back of a plainclothes police officer.
https://t.co/G7bBerYgZX
Boris Johnson's government has banned the use of new Huawei equipment in Britain's 5G rollout from the end of the year in a stunning about-turn after the Prime Minister's green light just seven months ago https://t.co/jh9us5Ekri
1/n: THREAD — the full text of @realDonaldTrump’s executive order has been released, here’s a summary:
Sec 201(a) of the US-HK Policy Act is suspended as HK is no longer “sufficiently autonomous”, US laws that applied pre-handover shall no longer apply.
https://t.co/hLXpcms3It
The #HongKong Autonomy Act has now been signed into law. Will work with @SenToomey to ensure that the provisions of our bill are fully implemented. Trump has not used his existing powers to sanction China, but he must now impose these penalties.
The #HongKong Autonomy Act is law! This reaffirms that we, as a nation, #StandWithHongKong. Punishing sanctions are coming for the communists in Beijing that are crushing the basic rights of Hongkongers. Appreciate @ChrisVanHollen's partnership and @realDonaldTrump's support.
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for remaining committed to the fight for human rights and democracy in #HongKong.
The US will continue shedding a light on Communist China’s oppressive acts and holding them accountable.
The United States must join #Australia and #Canada in ending extraditions to #HongKong. U.S. courts should not participate in the mockery of justice under the new Hong Kong National Security Law and enable Beijing's extension of its authoritarian grip abroad. #NoExtradition