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May 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
By @SpeakerPelosi: “Zen’s arrest is one of the clearest signs yet of #Beijing’s worsening crackdown as #HongKong fights for its freedoms — and of Beijing’s growing desperation and fear that it is losing this fight.”

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“Zen and three of his colleagues have been released on bail, but the charges remain in force, with each facing the prospect of life in prison. We must all condemn their arrests, which are an affront to religious freedom, political freedoms and human rights.”
“As I have said before, if we do not speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interests, we lose all moral authority to speak out on human rights anywhere in the world.”
“For the people of Hong Kong — and for all yearning for freedom around the world — the entire international community has a responsibility to forcefully speak out against these arrests and demand that the CCP end its abuses. The world is watching.”

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