Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) released a statement after pro-Beijing lawyer Jimmy Siu called for her arrest for introducing the Hong Kong Sanctions Act (H.R. 6153).
“Beijing resorts once again to what it knows best – bullying, coercing, and silencing dissenters to keep their grip on power. I refuse to be intimidated,” said Rep. Young Kim, who serves as Chairwoman of the Indo-Pacific Subcommittee. “Calls for my arrest for leading the bipartisan, bicameral charge to support Hong Kongers and hold Beijing accountable must mean I’m doing something right. I will keep using my voice to fight for freedom and democracy for those trapped and tortured under the Chinese Communist Party’s authoritarian regime.”
The Hong Kong Sanctions Act requires the president to determine whether certain Hong Kong officials violated human rights and sanctions should be imposed in accordance with the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, or the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. Read more HERE.
