Actor Richard Gere climbs Capitol Hill, joins Democrats and Republicans in condemning China’s abuses of Tibet

Famous Hollywood actor Richard Gere joined Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s “abuses” against the people of Tibet, a region in southwestern China,

Gere appeared at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol alongside Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Sen. Jeff Merkley , Golden. , as everyone called on Congress to pass the Law on Promoting a Resolution of the Tibet-China Conflict and to end the CCP’s attempts to eradicate culture from the region.

“Well, as you can hear, this is a question about basic freedoms being granted on both sides of the US Capitol, on both sides of the aisle, as it should be,” Gere said after listening. McCaul and Young, whom he greeted. with hugs, talk to the crowd.

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“We believe in our country that every people has the freedom to determine their future, and that freedom has been denied to the people of Tibet, and we must restore that freedom,” he said.

Gere denounced the CCP’s attempts to indoctrinate Tibetan children by preventing them from growing up in their own culture, speaking their language and sending them to boarding schools away from their families. He also criticized the “severe punishment” that awaits those who dare to speak out against the CCP regime.

Tibetan activists in exile hold blank white papers symbolizing government censorship in China, while shouting anti-China slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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“Our nation was born on values ​​of freedom and self-determination, and these values ​​must be at the center of our actions and our relationships in the world, between us and other governments,” Gere said. “We need to bring our government power closer to Tibetans and PRC authorities so they can have this dialogue that has been silenced for 13 years.”

“We must pass the Law on Promoting a Resolution of the Tibet-China Conflict, and pass it now,” he added. “There is a Tibetan saying that a single thread does not make a cloth, and a single tree does not make a forest. It means that we are stronger together. The people of Tibet need and deserve the right to determine your own future.. Let’s be stronger together and make it happen.

Richard Gere joined Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill in condemning the “abuses” committed against the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

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China has sought to maintain tight control over the region heavily influenced by its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Since seizing power shortly after the 1949 communist revolution, China has frequently suppressed independence efforts by separatists.