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A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends,…

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A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire.

Introduced: June 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Liu Xiaobo for his decades of peaceful struggle for basic human rights and democracy in the People's Republic of China.

Urges the Chinese government to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia, and the President to seek their humanitarian transfer from China so that Liu Xiaobo can seek medical treatment in the United States or elsewhere overseas.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3866)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jun 29, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-21/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-21/.
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S. Con. Res. 21, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-21/.
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[S. Con. Res. 21: A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical treatment wherever they desire.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-21/)
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