[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           STANDING WITH ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, it has been 1 year since human rights 
activists Chen Guangcheng and his wife, Yuan Weijing, arrived in the 
United States of America. I recently had the honor of meeting both Chen 
and Yuan. They are heroes in the cause of human rights, and their story 
of fighting forced abortion and sterilization in the People's Republic 
of China has captivated and inspired all those who love freedom.
  Their courageous stand has not come without a personal price. Chen 
and Yuan's extended family in China has been subject to continued 
harassment. It is time for this to stop. Respect for human life and 
freedom are universal aspirations, and Chen and Yuan serve as witnesses 
to these transcendent values.
  I encourage Beijing to protect Chen Guangcheng's family and all those 
who serve as advocates for freedom and human rights.

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