On Saturday (March 27), the Chinese Communist Party imposed retaliatory sanctions on three individuals and one institution in the United States and Canada, including Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Chuang Wen Ho. Zhuang Wenhao then responded by saying I would use it as a badge of honor.
A press release issued on the official website of the Chinese Communist Party’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the evening of March 27 said the sanctioned individuals and institutions were Gayle Manchin, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Tony Perkins, vice chairman of the Commission; Michael Chong, a Canadian Member of Parliament; and the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), a standing committee of the Canadian Parliament on Foreign Affairs and International Development, imposed the sanctions.
The IHRC has eight members.
On February 22, Canada’s Parliament voted to pass a bill that would have found the Chinese Communist Party guilty of mass extermination of the Uighurs in Xinjiang. Zhuang Wenhao was one of the sponsors of the bill. Chuang is also vice chair of the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Chuang Wen-Hao: We Must Speak Out for the Silenced
Chong, who is of Chinese descent, is also a foreign affairs critic for the Conservative Party of Canada. He then tweeted, “We have a responsibility to condemn China’s (CCP) repression of Hong Kong (#HongKong) and its genocide of the Uyghurs (#Uyghurs).”
“Under the rule of law, living freely in a democracy, we must speak out for the silenced.” He said.
In response to the Chinese Communist Party sanctions , Chuang wrote: “If this means China (the Chinese Communist Party) sanctions me, I will wear it as a badge of honour.”
Chuang Wen-Hao is vice chair of the Canadian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. The eight-member Canadian House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights submitted a summary report this month determining that the atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang constitute Crimes Against Humanity and genocide.
On Feb. 22, the Canadian Parliament voted to pass a bill finding that the CCP committed mass extermination against the Uighurs in Xinjiang. Zhuang Wenhao was one of the sponsors of the bill.
Conservative Party Leader Speaks Out
Canada’s largest opposition party, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, also issued a statement saying, “Canadian MPs sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party are using the freedoms we enjoy as Canadians to call the world’s attention to the genocide against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. “
The Canadian MPs sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party have used the freedom we enjoy as Canadians to call the world I am proud of the work by MPs of all parties.
- Erin O’Toole (@erinotoole) March 27, 2021
“Chuang Wenhao and Kenny Chiu also show how Canadians of Chinese heritage can be staunch critics of Communist repression while being proud of China’s rich history and Culture.” He wrote.
Jinrong Chiu is also a Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament of Chinese descent.
“I am proud of the work of MPs from all parties.” O’Toole said at the end of his statement.
On March 25, O’Toole held a multi-ethnic media conference call to answer questions from New Tang Dynasty reporters, saying that the Chinese Communist Party does not represent China. “The Chinese Communist Party does not represent the long, ancient, incredibly creative Chinese history and culture and the contributions (of Chinese) to the world. Chinese Canadians bring precisely the same passion for the ancient culture and history of China.” Chinese Canadians have brought an ancient and rich culture to Canada, and they are proud of it, as they should be.
Jinrong Zhao has also previously said that all Canadians must have sharp eyes and see clearly: the Chinese Communist Party is not the same as China.
Lorrie Goldstein, columnist and editor emeritus of the Toronto Sun, also tweeted, “Thank you to Wen-Hao Chuang (@MichaelChongMP) and the Parliamentary Subcommittee on International Human Rights (who) oppose the Chinese (CCP) dictator and support Canada’s two Mikes.
Canada this week joined the United States, Britain and the European Union in imposing sanctions on four Chinese Communist Party officials suspected of being responsible for the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
Activists and U.N. human rights experts say at least 1 million Muslims are detained in Xinjiang concentration camps. Rights activists and some Western politicians accused the CCP of using torture, forced labor, and sterilization measures.
On January 20, just after U.S. President Donald Trump left office, the Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against Pompeo and 28 others. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the 28 members of the Trump Administration and their families were banned from entering China, Hong Kong and Macau, and that they and their affiliated companies and institutions were restricted from dealing and doing business with China.
Pompeo laughingly referred to the sanctions against him as a “badge of honor. Former Secretary Clarkey also said in a Fox interview that he views the sanctions as a badge of honor for him.
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