S.Res. 98 — A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

This section expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) it condemns the Government of the People's Republic of China's Hong Kong national security law, the Hong Kong government's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and related human rights abuses; (2) it urges governments valuing democracy or autonomy to hold the Chinese Communist Party and Hong Kong authorities accountable for destroying Hong Kong's autonomy, rule of law, and freedoms; (3) it supports the people of Hong Kong in exercising rights under the 1984 Joint Declaration, the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (4) it condemns China's false charges against Hong Kongers and the expansion of Hong Kong's national security regime; (5) the Hong Kong government should drop all sedition, national security law, and Article 23-related charges and release defendants, including Jimmy Lai; (6) it expresses concern over China's state-directed theft of Apple Daily and holds that Hong Kong lacks credibility as an international business center; (7) the U.S. government and others should ensure multilateral voting procedures do not distinguish Hong Kong from mainland China; and (8) the U.S. government should use tools authorized by the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act in response to China's actions.