Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China has proposed a new national security law for Hong Kong that would ban secession, subversion of state power, and foreign interference, as defined by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; Whereas if it is passed, the Government of the People’s Republic of China should be expected to use this law to justify and facilitate an expanded crackdown against peaceful protests and other forms of nonviolent protest by the people of Hong Kong; Whereas this proposed law constitutes a significant escalation in the campaign by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its proxies in Hong Kong to erase the basic liberties and human rights promised to the people of Hong Kong under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law; Whereas the announcement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China of its intent to pass this new national security law reflects that Government’s fundamental opposition not only to the basic rights and liberties of free persons championed by the people of Hong Kong and the United States, but also to upholding its obligations under international law; and Whereas the efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to silence peaceful protestors in Hong Kong are part and parcel of a broader hegemonic vision that would see the Government of the People’s Republic of China impose its will upon all free people of Asia and beyond: Now, therefore, be it