Six Hong Kong residents who publicly advocate for autonomy, democracy, and freedom of speech and assembly have received nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize from U.S. lawmakers, on either side of the political aisle, amid the Chinese communist regime’s ongoing clampdown on the city.
Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who serve as chair and co-chair respectively of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, along with Rep. James P. McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who are former chairs of the same body, announced on Feb. 2 that they had named the six activists are worthy of consideration for the prize.
