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SRES 96 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia Canada China Corporate finance and management Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Foreign and international corporations Fraud offenses and financial crimes International law and treaties Rule of law and government transparency

A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.

Introduced: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2019
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)
May 7, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)
Apr 4, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
Apr 4, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Apr 3, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution commends Canada for upholding the rule of law and complying with its obligations under its extradition treaty with the United States, in connection with Canada's arrest Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. It also expresses the Senate's concern over China's arbitrary and abusive treatment of Canadian nationals in response to Meng's detention, and calls for the immediate release of those individuals. (The United States requested the arrest of Meng, who stands accused of various crimes under U.S. law.)

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2701; text: CR 3/6/2019 S1710)

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