LRB-5983/1

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

March 26, 2020 - Introduced by Senator Roth . Referred to Committee on Senate

Organization.

SR7,1,4 1 Relating to: acknowledging that the Communist Party of China deliberately and

2 intentionally misled the world on the Wuhan Coronavirus and standing in

3 solidarity with the Chinese people to condemn the actions of the Communist

4 Party of China.

SR7,1,8 5 Whereas, the State of Wisconsin is currently in a state of emergency due to the

6 rising spread of the Coronavirus that originated in the Wuhan Province of China, as

7 the number of infected individuals in Wisconsin rose to over 700 and also consisted

8 of 8 deaths as of March 26, 2020; and Whereas, the State of Wisconsin is currently in a state of emergency due to therising spread of the Coronavirus that originated in the Wuhan Province of China, asthe number of infected individuals in Wisconsin rose to over 700 and also consistedof 8 deaths as of March 26, 2020; and

SR7,1,11 9 Whereas, the Chinese people are a great people, and heirs to one of the greatest

10 civilizations in human history, held hostage by a brutal and oppressive regime these

11 past 70 years; and Whereas, the Chinese people are a great people, and heirs to one of the greatestcivilizations in human history, held hostage by a brutal and oppressive regime thesepast 70 years; and

SR7,2,4 12 Whereas, the Communist Party of China has engaged in a continued pattern

13 of human and natural rights abuses perpetrated by the country's communist

14 administration, including the Communist Party's treatment of Tibet, the internment

15 and “reeducation” of 1.5 million Muslim Uyghurs in concentration camps, the

1 enactment of a one-child policy responsible for aborting hundreds of millions of

2 children, the majority of them female, a record of organ harvesting and forced

3 sterilization, crackdown on the Tiananmen protests, and restrictions on individual

4 expression and religious practice; and Whereas, the Communist Party of China has engaged in a continued patternof human and natural rights abuses perpetrated by the country's communistadministration, including the Communist Party's treatment of Tibet, the internmentand “reeducation” of 1.5 million Muslim Uyghurs in concentration camps, theenactment of a one-child policy responsible for aborting hundreds of millions ofchildren, the majority of them female, a record of organ harvesting and forcedsterilization, crackdown on the Tiananmen protests, and restrictions on individualexpression and religious practice; and

SR7,2,9 5 Whereas, the Communist Party of China has repeatedly demonstrated a lack

6 of interest in respecting international norms, including a history of currency

7 manipulation, intellectual property theft, and restricting Chinese market access,

8 while receiving the condemnation of numerous American Presidents and Legislators

9 from both political parties for these practices; and Whereas, the Communist Party of China has repeatedly demonstrated a lackof interest in respecting international norms, including a history of currencymanipulation, intellectual property theft, and restricting Chinese market access,while receiving the condemnation of numerous American Presidents and Legislatorsfrom both political parties for these practices; and

SR7,2,13 10 Whereas, the Communist Party of China, led by President Xi Jinping, has

11 moved to consolidate power, scrapping term limits to create a de facto life term for

12 the President of China and continually squashing democratic-based initiatives in

13 and outside of mainland China; and Whereas, the Communist Party of China, led by President Xi Jinping, hasmoved to consolidate power, scrapping term limits to create a de facto life term forthe President of China and continually squashing democratic-based initiatives inand outside of mainland China; and

SR7,2,16 14 Whereas, the Chinese government is currently engaging in a barrage of

15 misinformation throughout all corners of the globe, attempting to pass off the

16 responsibility of their negligent and reckless response to the virus; and Whereas, the Chinese government is currently engaging in a barrage ofmisinformation throughout all corners of the globe, attempting to pass off theresponsibility of their negligent and reckless response to the virus; and

SR7,2,21 17 Whereas, the Chinese government has imprisoned their own citizens who

18 dared disseminate accurate information on the Coronavirus, destroyed early

19 samples of the virus, refused to release timely and accurate information on the virus,

20 and continued to allow infected individuals to leave the Wuhan Province after

21 reasonable evidence of person-to-person contamination was present; and Whereas, the Chinese government has imprisoned their own citizens whodared disseminate accurate information on the Coronavirus, destroyed earlysamples of the virus, refused to release timely and accurate information on the virus,and continued to allow infected individuals to leave the Wuhan Province afterreasonable evidence of person-to-person contamination was present; and

SR7,2,24 22 Whereas, reports have indicated that had the Chinese Government acted in a

23 more efficient, transparent, and responsible way, cases worldwide of the virus may

24 have been limited by 95 percent; and Whereas, reports have indicated that had the Chinese Government acted in amore efficient, transparent, and responsible way, cases worldwide of the virus mayhave been limited by 95 percent; and

SR7,3,2 1 Whereas, on February 5, 2020, the first confirmed case of Coronavirus was

2 identified in Wisconsin; and Whereas, on February 5, 2020, the first confirmed case of Coronavirus wasidentified in Wisconsin; and

SR7,3,6 3 Whereas, on February 26, 2020, and again on March 10, 2020, the Chinese

4 Consulate reached out to the Wisconsin Senate President requesting that the Senate

5 pass a resolution — written by the Chinese Consulate — including propaganda

6 and falsehoods such as: Whereas, on February 26, 2020, and again on March 10, 2020, the ChineseConsulate reached out to the Wisconsin Senate President requesting that the Senatepass a resolution —— including propagandaand falsehoods such as:

SR7,3,9 7 “ China has been transparent and quick in sharing key information of the

8 virus with the WHO and the international community, thus creating a window of

9 opportunity for other countries to make timely response ”

SR7,3,13 10 Whereas, the Wisconsin State Senate deems it necessary and prudent to

11 combat the spread of misinformation propagated by the Communist Party of China

12 and the need to push back on the claims that the virus originated anywhere but

13 China; now, therefore, be it Whereas, the Wisconsin State Senate deems it necessary and prudent tocombat the spread of misinformation propagated by the Communist Party of Chinaand the need to push back on the claims that the virus originated anywhere butChina; now, therefore, be it

SR7,3,22 14 Resolved by the senate , That the Wisconsin Senate acknowledges that the

15 Communist Party of China has deliberately and intentionally misled the world,

16 suppressed vital information on the statistics and spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus

17 both domestically and abroad, allowed millions of individuals to travel outside of the

18 province and country despite clear warnings that the virus could be transmitted

19 person-to-person, and engaged in active suppression and persecution of individuals

20 looking to truthfully discuss information related to the Coronavirus, which has led

21 to a global pandemic the likes of which has not been seen for generations; and, be it

22 further the Wisconsin Senate acknowledges that theCommunist Party of China has deliberately and intentionally misled the world,suppressed vital information on the statistics and spread of the Wuhan Coronavirusboth domestically and abroad, allowed millions of individuals to travel outside of theprovince and country despite clear warnings that the virus could be transmittedperson-to-person, and engaged in active suppression and persecution of individualslooking to truthfully discuss information related to the Coronavirus, which has ledto a global pandemic the likes of which has not been seen for generations; and, be itfurther