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A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Gao Zhisheng, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 13, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6344)
Sep 13, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the government of China to: (1) facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family and lawyers; (2) facilitate the release of Gao Zhisheng, including allowing him to come to the United States to be reunited with his family should he wish to do so; and (3) release all persons in China who have been arbitrarily detained.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6344)

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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 13, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 554: A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Gao Zhisheng, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-554/
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"S. Res. 554: A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Gao Zhisheng, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-554/.
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S. Res. 554, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-554/.
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[S. Res. 554: A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Gao Zhisheng, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-554/)
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