Sec. 257. Engaging with civil society and enhancing United States-European Union cooperation on democracy and human rights with respect to the People's Republic of China
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States and European Union share concerns with respect to repression by the Government of China across the country, and have taken measures to address specific abuses in Tibet, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang; and the United States and European Union should be united in their shared values against attempts by the Government of China at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations to promote efforts that only serve to erode the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, like the community of a shared future for mankind and democratization of international relations .
The President shall work with European counterparts to establish a United States-European Union democracy and human rights working group on the People's Republic of China. The United States participants in the working group shall seek— to coordinate with respect to sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans, targeting officials of the Government of China engaged in gross violations of human rights; to urge the European Union to finalize its human rights sanctions regime, which is under discussion as of the date of the enactment of this Act and would be the European Union equivalent of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328 ; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); to issue joint statements on human rights abuses and government repression by the Government of China; and to develop plans to counter efforts by the Government of China to export its authoritarian governance model to countries around the world.
Congress encourages the National Endowment of Democracy to work with organizations in countries in Europe, and around the world, to address efforts by the Government of China to undermine democratic institutions and values in Europe and around the world, including through international organizations.
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