Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and former UK Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind initiated the International Joint Statement, criticizing China‘s intention to establish a National Security law in Hong Kong, which flagrantly violated the “Sino-British Joint Declaration“, involving more than 200 politicians, including 17 members of the United States Congress.
The statement signed by more than 200 international politicians (see The list) pointed out that Beijing ’s implementation of the “Hong Kong version of the National Security Law” in Hong Kong is a comprehensive impact on Hong Kong ’s autonomous rule of law and fundamental freedoms, and flagrant violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration: “If the international community can no longer trust Beijing will keep its promise to Hong Kong, and it is difficult to believe Beijing in other matters. “
Seventeen members of Congress, including President of the United States Senate Intelligence Committee Marco Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz, participated in the joint signing. In addition, 44 members of the UK House of Parliament and 8 members of the House of Lords, as well as politicians in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, all signed statements.
Rubio said that through this joint statement, many parliamentary politicians from democratic countries expressed their support for Hong Kong’s autonomy and the people of Hong Kong. He also said that politicians from all countries agreed to act and be ready to respond to Beijing ’s violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Robert Menendez, senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said, “We are all Hong Kong people today,” and refers to all those who support and respect international law, support the people of Hong Kong and “one country, two systems“, and support human rights, democracy and freedom. The behavior is unacceptable.
Malcolm Rifkind, a former UK Foreign Secretary and patron of Hong Kong observers, said that this was the most serious threat to the people of Hong Kong by the Chinese government since 1997. Hong Kong people need and deserve international help and support.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said recently that the issue of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ’s National Security legislation is purely China’s internal affairs, and no foreign country has the right to intervene. Emphasize that China implements the policy of one country, two systems, and opposes any external forces interfering in Hong Kong affairs.
List of Politicians Worldwide joined the International Joint Statement (Updated)
Alphabetical list of signatories
Rt. Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, former Governor of Hong Kong
Rt. Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary:
USA
Members of the Senate
Senator Benjamin L Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee
Senator Ted Cruz, Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Josh Hawley
Senator Edward J Markey, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
Senator Robert Menendez, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Marco Rubio, Acting Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
Members of the House of Representatives
Congressman Robert B Aderholt
Congressman Ami Bera, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Non-proliferation, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congressman Joaquin Castro, Vice Chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
Congressman Eliot L Engel, Chairman of US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
Congressman Mike Gallagher
Congressman Vicky Hartzler
Congressman Michael T McCaul, ranking member of US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
Congressman James McGovern, co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China
Congressman Adam B Schiff, Chairman of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Congressman Adam Smith, Chairman of US House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services
Congressman Christopher Smith, former Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Congressman Tom Suozzi
Congressman Ted Yoho, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Non-proliferation, US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
Former Ambassadors
Grover Joseph Rees, former USA Ambassador to East Timor
Academic
Professor Jerome A. Cohen, Professor of law at New York University School of Law, founding director of its US-Asia Law Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
NGO
Garry Kasparov, Chairman of Human Rights Foundation
UK
Members of Parliament
Debbie Abrahams MP, former Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Gareth Bacon MP
Andrew Bowie MP
Andrew Bridgen MP
Anthony Browne MP
Fiona Bruce MP, Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission
Chris Bryant MP, Member of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee
Alistair Carmichael MP, Liberal Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesman
Wendy Chamberlain MP
Sarah Champion MP, Chair of the International Development Committee
Daisy Cooper MP
Rt. Hon Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Geraint Davies MP
Dehenna Davison MP
Peter Dowd MP, former Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Tim Farron MP, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Simon Fell MP
Rt. Hon Liam Fox MP, former Defence Secretary and International Trade Secretary
Rt. Hon Damian Green MP, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Jonathan Gullis MP
Andrew Gwynne MP, former Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Antony Higginbotham MP
Wera Hobhouse MP
Kevin Hollinrake MP
Christine Jardine MP
Imran Khan MP
Daniel Kawczynski MP
Craig Mackinlay MP
Paul Maynard MP
Stewart M McDonald MP, Member of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee
Gagan Mohindra MP
Layla Moran MP
Kieran Mullen MP
Sarah Olney MP
Tom Randall MP
Rob Roberts MP
Bob Seely MP, Member of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee
Andrew Selous MP
Rt. Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Leader of the Conservative Party
Alyn Smith MP, SNP spokesman for International Affairs
Jamie Stone MP
Tom Tugendhat MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Jamie Wallis MP
James Wild MP
Munira Wilson MP
Members of the House of Lords
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Rt. Hon. Lord Adnois
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, former Leader of the Green Party
Rt. Hon Baroness Boothroyd of Sandwell, former Speaker of the House of Commons
Lord Hannay of Chiswick, former UK Ambassador to the United Nations
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Lord Hogan-Howe of Sheffield, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Rt. Hon Lord Howard of Lympne, former Home Secretary and Leader of the Conservative Party
Baroness Kennedy QC of the Shaws
Rt. Hon Lord King of Bridgewater, former Defence Secretary and Northern Ireland Secretary
Lord Ricketts, former Permanent Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Former Members of Parliament
Rt. Hon John Bercow, former Speaker of the House of Commons and former MP
Rt. Hon David Miliband, former Foreign Secretary and MP
Rt. Hon Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development and former MP
Rt. Hon Jack Straw, former Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, and Justice Secretary and former MP
Former Ambassadors
Sir David Manning, former UK Ambassador to the United States of America
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Ross Greer MSP, Scottish Green External Affairs Spokesperson
Priest
Fr Timothy Radcliffe, former Master of the Dominican Order Worldwide
EU
Former EU Special Envoys
Jan Figel, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and EU Special Envoy for Promotion Freedom of Religion or Belief outside of the EU
Members of the European Parliament
Petras Austrevicuis MEP (Renew Europe, Lithuania)
Jose Ramon Bauza Diaz MEP (Renew Europe, Spain)
Francois-Xavier Bellamy MEP (European People’s Party, France)
Vladimír Bilčík MEP (European People’s Party, Slovakia)
Reinhard Buetikofer MEP (Greens, Germany)
Katalin Cseh MEP (Renew Europe, Hungary)
Pascal Durand MEP (Renew Europe, France)
Engin Eroglu MEP (Renew Europe, Germany)
Anna Fotyga MEP, (European Conservatives & Reformists) Poland former Foreign Secretary of Poland
Michael Gahler MEP (European People’s Party, Germany)
Evelyne Gebhardt MEP (Socialists & Democrats, Germany)
Raphaël Glucksmann MEP (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, France)
Markéta Gregorová MEP (Greens, Czech Republic)
Bernard Guetta MEP (Renew Europe, France)
Heidi Hautala MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance, Finland)
Rasa Jukneviciene MEP, (European People’s Party, Lithuania) former Minister of Defence of Lithuania and former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Eugen Jurzyca MEP (European Conservatives & Reformists, Slovakia)
Karin Karlsbro MEP (Renew Europe, Sweden)
Moritz Körner MEP (Renew Europe, Germany)
Andrius Kibilius MEP (European People’s Party, Lithuania), former Prime Minister of Lithuania
David Lega MEP (European People’s Party, Sweden)
Miriam Lexmann MEP (European People’s Party, Slovakia)
Javier Nart MEP (Renew Europe, Spain)
Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová MEP (European Conservatives & Reformists, Slovakia)
Niklas Nienaß MEP (Greens, Germany), Coordinator in the Committee on Regional Development, Member of the Committee on Culture and Education
Urmas Paet MEP (Renew Europe, Estonia), former Foreign Secretary of Estonia
Guliano Pisapia MEP (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Italy)
Peter Pollák MEP (European People’s Party, Slovakia)
Michaela Šojdrová MEP (European People’s Party, Czech Republic)
Ivan Štefanec MEP (European People’s Party, Slovakia)
Hermann Tertsch MEP, (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, Spain)
Romana Tomc MEP (European People’s Party, Slovenia)
Hilde Vautmans MEP (Renew Europe, Belgium)
Guy Verhofstadt MEP (Renew Europe, Belgium), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Germany
Margarete Bause MP, Green Party Spokeswoman for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid
Dr Danyal Bayaz MP
Peter Heidt MP
Eckhard Gnodtke MP
Gyde Jensen MP, the Chair of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Committee
Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MdB
Martin Patzelt MP, member of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Committee
Jürgen Trittin MP, former leader of the Greens and former Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety
Sweden
Joar Forssell MP
Hampus Hagman MP
David Josefsson MP
Kerstin Lundgren MP
Frederik Malm MP
Niels Paarup-Petersen MP
Lorentz Tovatt MP
Denmark
Viggo Fischer MP
Ireland
Senator Ronan Mullen
Lithuania
Mantas Adomenas MP
Arvydas Anusauskas MP
Audronius Azubalis MP, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Laurynas Kasciunas MP
Gabrielius Landsbergis MP
Radvilė Morkunaite-Mikuleniene MP
Emanuelis Zingeris MP, Chair of the Subcommittee on Transatlantic Relations and Democratic Development
Žygimantas Pavilionis MP, former Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States of America
Slovakia
Members of Parliament
Alojz Baránik MP
Ján Benčík MP
Peter Cmorej MP
Ondrej Dostál MP
Gábor Grendel MP, Deputy Speaker
Jarmila Halgašová MP
Radovan Kazda MP
Miroslav Kollár MP
Vladimíra Marcinková MP
Peter Osuský MP
Peter Pollák MP
Juraj Šeliga MP, Deputy Speaker
Andrej Stančík MP
Romana Tabák MP
Marián Viskupič MP
Anna Zemanová MP
Miroslav Žiak MP
Jana Žitňanská MP
Former Member of Parliament
František Šebej, former MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Czech Republic
Jan Lipavsky MP
Canada
Members of Parliament
Leona Alleslev, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
Michael Barrett MP, Shadow Minister for Ethics
James Bezan, MP, Shadow Minister for National Defence
Kenny Chiu MP
Ed Fast MP, Former Minister of International Trade
Garnett Genuis MP, Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism & Canada-China Relations
Pat Kelly MP
Hon. Peter Kent MP, Former Minister of Environment
Erin O’Toole MP, Former Minister for Veterans Affairs
Jeremy Patzer MP
John Williamson MP
Members of the Senate
Senator Leo Housakos, former Speaker of the Senate
Senator Jim Munson
Senator Thanh Hai Ngo
Former Ministers
Irwin Colter, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General
David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific and former MP
Peter Mackay, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Canada
Former Premiers
Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario and Federal MP
Malaysia
Andrew Khoo, Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya in Malaysia, former Co-Chair of the Human Rights Committee, Bar Council Malaysia
The Hon. Senator P. Waytha Moorthy
Charles Santiago MP, Chair of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
Myanmar
U Kyaw Min San, Member of the Bago Regional Parliament and former legal adviser to the International Commission of Jurists Office
South Korea
Jin-Tae Kim, Member of the National Assembly and former Prosecutor (Chief of the Wonju Public Prosecutor’s Office)
Jung-Hoon Lee, former Ambassador for Human Rights
Yanghee Lee, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar; former Chairperson of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Professor at Sungkyunkwan University South Korea
Kyung Won Na, member of the National Assembly and former Chair of the Foreign Relations and Unification Committee and floor leader of the main opposition party
Wonsik Shin, Member-elect of the National Assembly and retired Lieutenant General of the ROK Army
India
Dr John Dayal, former President of the All India Catholic Union and Member of the National Integration Council
Indonesia
Rafendi Djamin, former Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights
Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights
Japan
Hiroshi Yamada, Member, House of Councilors of Japan
Shiori Yamao, Member, House of Representatives of Japan
Australia
Members of Parliament
Kevin Andrews MP, Former Australian Defence Minister, Chairman of the Human Rights sub-committee of the Australian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade
George Christensen MP, Chair, Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth
Andrew Hastie MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Committee for Intelligence and Security, Australia
Ian Goodenough MP
Peter Khalil MP, Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade
Dr Daniel Mulino MP, Member for Fraser
Dave Sharma MP
Phillip Thompson MP, Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Tim Wilson MP
Members of the Senate
Senator Eric Abetz, former Leader of the Government in the Senate
Senator Alex Antic
Senator Slade Brockman
Senator Matthew Canavan, former Minister for Resources
Senator Claire Chandler
Senator David Fawcett, Chair of the Joint Standing Committee Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade, former Assistant Minister for Defence
Senator Kimberley Kitching, Shadow Assistant Minister for Government Accountability and member of the Joint Standing Committee Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade
Senator Matthew O’Sullivan
Senator James Paterson
Senator Tony Sheldon
Senator Amanda Stoker
Members of Legislative Assemblies
Vicki Dunne, Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly for Australian Capital Territory
Bernie Finn MLC, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house)
Janelle Saffin
Former Members of Parliament
Hon Michael Danby, former member for Melbourne Ports, former Chair of the Joint Standing Committee Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
New Zealand
Simeon Brown MP
Marama Davidson MP, co-leader of the Green Party
Simon O’Connor MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Committee
Russia
Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation
Source : Hong Kong Watch