Representative Ritchie Torres has publicly admonished the Biden administration for its inaction regarding ongoing reports about the Chinese government's abuses against the Uyghur minority. He emphasized the need for urgent transparency, stating he is 'deeply troubled by the deafening silence from the federal government,' especially from the intelligence community, since Congress has already mandated a public report on China's human rights abuses, which was due last June.
The House of Representatives has moved to strengthen pressure on President Biden by passing a Republican-led measure seeking to restrict contacts with Chinese officials implicated in the oppression of the Uyghurs. This action follows previous declarations from the U.S. government classifying the actions against the Uyghurs as genocide in 2021 and enacting the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to address human rights violations.
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