06
July 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | China’s Pressure Campaign Against Western Politicians

Virtual Event | China’s Pressure Campaign Against Western Politicians

Past Event
Online Only
July 06, 2021
06
July 2021
Past Event
Speakers:
Nusrat Ghani

Conservative Member of Parliament for Wealden

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green

Emma Murphy

U.S. Correspondent, ITV News

Nury Turkel

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 6. Register for the event here or via the register button.

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Nury Turkel and journalist Emma Murphy for a moderated discussion with Nusrat Ghani and Sir Iain Duncan Smith, two British MPs at the forefront of the fight to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s genocidal campaign against the Uyghur people, who have been targeted with “sanctions” by the Chinese government.

On March 22, the U.S., Canada, the EU, and Great Britain announced the implementation of joint sanctions against two Chinese officials responsible for orchestrating the genocide of the Uyghurs. Additionally, China has sanctioned politicians in many of the countries involved in putting together these coordinated sanctions, including American, British, Canadian, French, EU, and German lawmakers who have worked to hold China accountable for its human rights abuses. These retaliatory actions are proof that the U.S. and its allies are beginning to create cause for concern among the Chinese central government, who feel the need to punish officials for daring to challenge their ability to torture its citizens or “meddling in their internal affairs.” How can Western politicians keep the pressure up on the Chinese government to halt its systematic persecution of Chinese Muslims? Please join Hudson Institute for this important discussion.

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