Sanctions
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New Zealand Parliament Debates and Rejects Sanctions Bill, With Focus on China
Earlier this week, the New Zealand parliament debated an "Autonomous Sanctions
Bill" that would give New Zealand a broader ability to impose sanctions on
foreign governments/officials. China is not explicitly mentioned in the
legislation
[https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2021/0050/latest/LMS514957.html?src=
China's New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
On June 10, 2021, China passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (反外国制裁法) ( “the AFSL”), as its tensions over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang with both the United States and the European Union continue to heat up and lead to more sanctions. The new law is China's latest legislation
Canadian Parliament Passes Resolution Calling for Moving the Beijing Olympics
On February 18, as part of the consideration in the Canadian House of Commons of
a “non-binding resolution” on whether the treatment of the Uighurs constitutes
genocide, a provision was added
[https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/432/Debates/061/HAN061-E.PDF#page=17]
that calls upon the International Olympic
U.S. House Resolution Introduced to Press for Moving the 2022 Olympics Out of China, or to Boycott if They Are Not Moved
On February 15, 2021, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced a resolution in the
House of Representatives
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/129/text]
(H.Res.129) “[u]rging the United States Olympic Committee, the International
Olympic Committee, and the Olympic Committees of other countries to take certain
actions
U.S. House Resolution Introduced to "Rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games" and Boycott if They Are Held in China
On February 11, 2021, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced a concurrent
resolution in the House of Representatives
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/16]
(H.Con.Res.16) “[u]rging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022
Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense of Congress that the