{"id":12272,"date":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/reciprocal-access-to-tibet-goes-global-uk-lawmaker-introduces-legislation-inspired-by-us-law\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T22:00:00","slug":"reciprocal-access-to-tibet-goes-global-uk-lawmaker-introduces-legislation-inspired-by-us-law","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/reciprocal-access-to-tibet-goes-global-uk-lawmaker-introduces-legislation-inspired-by-us-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Reciprocal access to Tibet goes global: UK lawmaker introduces legislation inspired by US law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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View the video on Tim Loughton\u2019s Facebook page<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act (RATA) became law in the US in December 2018, its supporters hoped it would spark a global movement to pressure China to end its unjust isolation of Tibet.<\/p>\n

This week, those hopes were validated when a UK lawmaker introduced a bill in Parliament calling on Chinese officials to give British diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens access to Tibet or be denied entry to the UK.<\/p>\n

The proposed law \u201cmirrors the legislation that has already been passed unanimously by the US Congress<\/a>,\u201d Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton said as he submitted the bill<\/a> on July 23, 2019 in the House of Commons. \u201cIt is time for us, in Europe and the United Kingdom, to take a similar stand to show categorically to China that its continued abuses in Tibet do not go unnoticed or unappreciated, and that we will tolerate them no more.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Canada Senate motion<\/h4>\n

Loughton\u2019s bill follows a Canadian Senate motion introduced in March<\/a> by Sen. Thanh Hai Ngo calling for Canada to receive reciprocal diplomatic access to Tibet without limitations.<\/p>\n

Ngo\u2019s motion also addresses China\u2019s extreme human rights violations in Tibet, a historically independent country that China has brutally occupied for the past 60 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Ngo\u2019s testimony on the Senate floor, the motion calls on Beijing to respect Tibetans\u2019 linguistic, religious and other freedoms; release all Tibetan political prisoners<\/a>; and renew dialogue with Tibetan leaders based on good faith and on the Dalai Lama\u2019s Middle Way Approach<\/a> to resolving the crisis in Tibet.<\/p>\n\n

Reciprocity emerging as key tool<\/h4>\n

The legislations advanced in Canada and UK show that reciprocal access to Tibet\u2014which went through a process in the US Congress for years<\/a> before it was passed\u2014is now being seen as a key vehicle for governments to hold China accountable for its policies in Tibet.<\/p>\n

Reciprocal access is based on the fact that just as Chinese citizens are free to travel throughout the US and other democratic countries, and so people from those countries should be free to travel in Tibet.<\/p>\n

\u201cChinese authorities take advantage of our freedoms in the west to travel freely and spread their propaganda but routinely refuse to reciprocate,<\/em>\u201d Loughton said during his testimony this week. \u201cThat must stop.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Chinese intimidation tactics<\/h4>\n

Loughton, chair of the all-party group for Tibet in Parliament, also discussed his attendance at the 7th World Parliamentarians\u2019 Convention on Tibet in Riga, Latvia<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

According to Loughton, days before the convention, he received a hostile phone call from a senior official at the Chinese embassy in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, I was told, \u2018You don\u2019t want to go Riga, Mr. Loughton, do you?<\/em>\u2019\u201d Loughton recalled. \u201cI responded politely that his entreaties had made me even more determined to attend the convention and I asked why, rather than intimidating parliamentarians, the Chinese government do not sit down to talk to us.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Loughton said he invited the Chinese ambassador to attend a meeting of the all-party group for Tibet and stated that members of the group would be delighted to be hosted in Tibet to see the situation there firsthand. He did not receive a reply from the ambassador.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not be surprised\u2026by that behavior by the Chinese,<\/em>\u201d Loughton said. \u201cTheir record on human rights, cultural tolerance and the environment is deplorable, which is why they do not want people from outside finding out what goes on in the inside<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

ICT quote<\/h4>\n

Bhuchung K. Tsering, vice president of the International Campaign for Tibet<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAs MP Loughton noted, the Chinese government cynically exploits the freedoms provided by democratic countries to spread its deceptive propaganda and try to cover up the truth about Tibet, all while isolating the Tibetan people from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed legislations in UK and Canada show that unless China reciprocates and provides access to Tibet, it will impact their bilateral relations. The International Campaign for Tibet commends MP Loughton and Sen. Ngo for advancing their own versions of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, and we look forward to seeing other countries take up similar legislations that uphold the interest of their citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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