Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Cardin Condemns Sentencing of Hong Kong 47, Renews Call for Jimmy Lai Freedom
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the Hong Kong government's sentencing of the 45 remaining members of the Hong Kong 47 and the resumption of Hong Kong media icon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai's trial.
"Today is a dark day for Hong Kong . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the Hong Kong government's sentencing of the 45 remaining members of the Hong Kong 47 and the resumption of Hong Kong media icon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai's trial.
"Today is a dark day for Hong Kong . . .