The meeting will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing, the u. S. Policy responses. This is the second China Commission hearing on the situation hong kong. During the may hearing, the commission heard compelling testimony from prodemocracy advocates. They expressed serious concern about the extradition bill that was moving towards becoming law at that time. That legislation wouldve put anyone in hong kong including u. S. Citizens at risk of extradition to Mainland China. Where a lack of due process and custodial leos have been well documented. Over the last six weeks millions of people in hong kong have taken to the streets and unprecedented and sustained show of unity. The protesters have inspired the world and everest their lives, health, jobs and the education to fight for the future of hong kong. Thank you for your courage and thank you for your bravery, we stand in solidarity. As protests get continue, Hong Kong Police use unnecessary force to target those in p
The meeting will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing, the u. S. Policy responses. This is the secondna Commission Hearing on the situation hong kong. During the may hearing, the commission heard compelling testimony from prodemocracy advocates. They expressed serious concern about the extradition bill that was moving towards becoming law at that time. That legislation wouldve put anyone in hong kong including u. S. Citizens at risk of extradition to Mainland China. Where a lack of due process and custodial leos have been well documented. Over the last six weeks millions of people in hong kong have taken to the streets and unprecedented and sustained show of unity. The protesters have inspired the world and everest their lives, health, jobs and the education to fight for the future of hong kong. Thank you for your courage and thank you for your bravery, we stand in solidarity. As protests get continue, Hong Kong Police use unnecessary force to target those in peace
That we are welcoming students and u. S. Institutions. I teach a human rights course and i have some mainlanders who didnt want to take my course because they were afraid to take the course. Other people were reporting on who took it for human rights in china and the director, and then even recently if i had the students in the class, observers and whatever in the mainland, the census is on the mainland students as well so we do have them protesting, but we also have to recognize that they are all under surveillance with families back home. They really want to echo the call to bring in the role of the companies ended together, as they protect hong kong act moves forward and discussion is going through a legislative process, i think it would be good to think about and address the u. S. Companies because not only will the denial of these export licenses address the issue that will address the issue of no longer being complicit but will it address the issue of the actual category of letha
Week ahead in washington three after that, Benjamin Friedman of defense priorities looks at the latest tensions between the u. S. And iran. Plus phone calls and tweets. Washington journal is next. Host morning. Its monday, july 22 and its going to be a busy week on capitol hill as members of the house and senate prepare for the august break spending and the debt ceiling front and center. A new defense secretary is on the way. Final work on the 9 11 Victims Compensation fund and of course the Robert Mueller hearings which happen wednesday. President trump meets for the first time with the new Prime Minister of pakistan. And there are many many more headlines over these past few days about the heated lyrical rhetoric here in washington and what it means for the future and the future of politics. In fact, one observer of the process writes that no president ial candidate can unite the country. That article got our attention so we are asking you this monday morning, can any of the presiden
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