IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1069 
Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and 
the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Kai Li. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2024 
Mr. LALOTA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately 
release Kai Li. 
Whereas Kai Li is being unjustly and arbitrarily detained by 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China, ac-
cording to the United States Government; 
Whereas Kai Li is a United States citizen from Long Island 
and is a resident of New York; 
Whereas, on September 9, 2016, Kai Li was whisked away 
by agents from the Shanghai State Security Bureau; 
Whereas he was not allowed to have access to legal counsel 
while being harshly interrogated every single day at an 
unknown location for almost 3 months by state security 
agents; 
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Whereas, on November 25, 2016, Chinese agents moved Kai 
to the Shanghai No. 1 Detention Center, where he would 
end up spending 28 months; 
Whereas, despite being informed that Kai’s case had been es-
calated for prosecution, officials still refused him access 
to legal counsel on the grounds that it would ‘‘endanger 
national security’’, even though Article 33 of China’s 
Criminal Procedure Law ostensibly allows defendants to 
‘‘entrust a defender after he/she is interrogated for the 
first time’’; 
Whereas, on February 24, 2017, the procuratorate finally ac-
cepted Kai’s case nearly 6 months after his initial arrest, 
which enabled him to finally meet with his attorney; 
Whereas, on August 10, 2017, Kai’s trial was held by the 
Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court after 2 un-
explained adjournments, with United States diplomats 
prevented from attending, in apparent violation of Article 
35 of the United States-China bilateral consular conven-
tion; 
Whereas, on his 55th birthday, Kai and his attorney were no-
tified that following the trial, the case had been returned 
to the procuratorate for ‘‘supplemental investigation’’ on 
September 30, 2017, before being returned to the Court 
on October 29; 
Whereas, on July 25, 2018, Kai was concurrently sentenced 
to 10 years in prison, a 50,000 renminbi (RMB) fine, 
and deportation; 
Whereas Kai’s crime was deemed ‘‘serious’’, and thus punish-
able by anywhere from 10 years fixed imprisonment to 
life imprisonment; 
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Whereas, on February 22, 2019, Kai was transferred from 
the center to Qingpu Prison just over a month after his 
appeal hearing, which enabled him to receive semi-month-
ly visits from family in China, and to make 2 7-and-a- 
half minute phone calls a month to his wife and son in 
the United States; and 
Whereas, during his time in prison, Kai has suffered a stroke 
and other health related issues: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) demands that the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
Party immediately release Kai Li; 
(2) condemns the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
Party for refusing to provide Kai Li with— 
(A) regular unmonitored communication 
with his family; 
(B) access to United States diplomats; and 
(C) independent and competent medical 
care and evaluation; and 
(3) calls for the United States Government to 
deepen and prioritize efforts to secure the release of 
Kai Li, including by— 
(A) urging counterparts of the People’s 
Republic of China at every level of engagement 
to release Kai Li; and 
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(B) using the voice and vote of United 
States diplomats in international forums to 
highlight Kai Li’s case. 
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