But the more pressure you put on, the more leverage you put on, the more likely they are to comply. So here's what the resolution said, expressing the sense of the Senate that The President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Guo Guanfu and his wife Peng joo, Jimmy Lai, Dr. Gulshan Abbas and Ekpur Assad detained by the People's Republic of China. during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Whereas the government of the People's Republic of China has arrested Chinese, American and British citizens for the peaceful expression of free speech or religion or such acts by family members. (21:28–21:44)
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Asserts that the President should prioritize securing the release of specific detainees in China.
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