The legislation comes amid increasing scrutiny of China’s human rights abuses, against democracy protesters in Hong Kong and nearly 1 million Uighurs.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Pompeo refuses to say what he and Giuliani talked about in newly disclosed calls
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