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A resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Zhao Ziyang to the people of China.

Introduced: February 16, 2005 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Mar 2, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1956)

Mar 2, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1956)

Mar 2, 2005

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1956)

Mar 2, 2005

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1956)

Feb 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1559-1560)

Feb 16, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes that Zhao Ziyang: (1) made an important contribution to the people of China by providing assistance to the students in Tiananmen Square in 1989; and (2) remains a symbol of reform and human rights.

Expresses sympathy for Zhao's family and to the people of China who were unable to appropriately mourn his death or to celebrate his life.

Calls on the Government of China to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience, including those persons still imprisoned for their participation in the Tiananmen Square protests; and (2) allow those people exiled on account of their activities to return to China.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1956)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 55: A resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Zhao Ziyang to the people of China.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-55/

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