SRES 865 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

This Senate resolution condemns China for the arbitrary detention of American citizens, specifically highlighting the cases of seismologist Dr. Youlin Chen and think tank director Min Zin. It urges the U.S. government to prioritize securing their release and calls on the Secretary of State to use all available diplomatic tools to negotiate the freedom of detained Americans. The bill recommends raising the travel advisory level for China from Level 2 to Level 3 and adding a specific warning indicator regarding wrongful detention risks. Additionally, it suggests reviewing whether China should be formally designated as a state sponsor of wrongful detention under existing federal law.
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Introduced Sep 17, 2026 Last action Sep 17, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4802)
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