▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁national ▁security ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁class ▁boy c ott ▁campaign ▁and ▁Um bre lla ▁Mov ement ▁broke ▁out , ▁Lip in ski ▁joined ▁Senator ▁Sher rod ▁Brown ' s ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Chris ▁Smith ' s ▁effort ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁Act , ▁which ▁would ▁update ▁the ▁United ▁States – H ong ▁Kong ▁Policy ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁aut onomy ▁and ▁the ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁protest s , ▁saying , ▁" con duct ing ▁free ▁and ▁fair ▁elections ▁by ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁is ▁a ▁guarantee ▁that ▁China ▁itself ▁made ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Any ▁effort ▁to ▁end ▁these ▁demonstr ations ▁with ▁ag gress ive ▁force ▁or ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁unique ▁government ▁structure ▁that ▁exists ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁serious ▁impact ▁on ▁China ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁many ▁nations ▁of ▁this ▁world ▁that ▁stand ▁for ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁freedom ." ▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁supports ▁strong ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁and ▁domestic ▁surve ill ance ▁laws . ▁He ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁re - author ization ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Prote ct ▁America ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁F IS A ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁Ext ension ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁F IS