[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3430-S3431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECALLING TIANANMEN SQUARE

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, today marks the 25th anniversary of the 
Tiananmen Square massacre.
  The violent suppression and forcible dispersion in Tiananmen Square 
by the Government of China resulted in the death and injury of peaceful 
demonstrators.
  I have worked with Members of the Senate from both sides of the 
aisle, through the Foreign Relations Committee, on a resolution 
expressing sympathy to the families of those killed, those tortured, 
and those imprisoned due to their participation in the peaceful 
democracy movement in Tiananmen Square.
  Our resolution also calls out the Government of China for subjecting 
its citizens to physical attacks, harassment, and detention for 
attempting to discuss or commemorate the events of June 1989.
  The Chinese authorities to this day continue to block and censor 
public discussions and events marking the anniversary of Tiananmen 
Square.
  The resolution also condemns the ongoing human rights abuses by the 
Government of China.

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  The United States has a long record of championing liberty and 
freedom around the world. The Senate must stand up and support those 
individuals who have in the past and continue to this very day to 
demand their rights in China.
  So Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed 
to the consideration of Calendar No. 383, S. Res. 451. I ask unanimous 
consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, 
and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 451) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of May 
15, 2014, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
  Mr. BARRASSO. Thank you, Mr. President.
  I yield the floor.

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