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.

S. Res. 96 · 116th Congress · Mar 6, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—

(1)

commends the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and complying with its international legal obligations, including those pursuant to the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and Canada, signed at Washington December 3, 1971;

(2)

commends the Government of Canada for providing consular access and due process for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou;

(3)

expresses concern over the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s apparent arbitrary detention and abusive treatment of Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in apparent retaliation for the Government of Canada’s detention of Meng Wanzhou; and

(4)

joins the Government of Canada in calling for the immediate release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and for due process for Canadian national Robert Schellenberg.

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Mar 6, 2019viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Mr. Romney, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Mar 6, 2019 Reported in Senate Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Mr. Romney, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Mar 6, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Mr. Romney, and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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