A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.

Bill: 110-sres-504
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2008-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Buddhism
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clergy
Constitutions
Detention of persons
Diplomacy
Dissenters
East Asia
Embassies
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Nonviolence
Photography
Political prisoners
Political violence
Public demonstrations
Religion
Religious liberty
Reporters and reporting
Tibet

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-07
text: 
Condemns the violence in Tibet and calls for restraint by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the people of Tibet.
 
 Calls for: (1) a dialogue between the government of China and the Dalai Lama on religious and cultural autonomy for Tibet within China; and (2) release of peaceful protesters.
 
 Calls on the PRC to: (1) respect the right of the people of Tibet to speak of the Dalai Lama and possess his photograph; (2) respect basic human rights; (3) allow international journalists free access to China; and (4) provide a full accounting of the March 2008 protests in Tibet. 
 
 Calls on the Department of State to fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.
 
 Urges that the agreement permitting the PRC to open further diplomatic missions in the United States should be contingent upon establishment of a U.S. government office in Lhasa, Tibet. 

action_date: 2008-04-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Condemns the violence in Tibet and calls for restraint by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the people of Tibet.
 
 Calls for: (1) a dialogue between the government of China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama on religious and cultural autonomy for Tibet within China; and (2) release of peaceful protesters.
 
 Calls on the PRC to: (1) respect the right of the people of Tibet to speak of the Dalai Lama and possess his photograph; (2) respect basic human rights; (3) allow international journalists free access to China; and (4) provide a full accounting of the March 2008 protests in Tibet. 
 
 Calls on the Department of State to fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.
 
 Urges that the agreement permitting the PRC to open further diplomatic missions in the United States should be contingent upon establishment of a U.S. government office in Lhasa, Tibet. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827)
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2826-2827; text: CR S2827)
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2638-2639)
action_date: 2008-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2639-2641)
action_date: 2008-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate