Hong Kong Watch engages with the White House, Members of Congress and think tanks on Indo-Pacific strategies and China policy in Washington, DC

This month, Hong Kong Watch returned to Washington, DC and engaged with the National Security Council at the White House, key Members of Congress including Senator Bill Hagerty and Representative Rob Wittman, as well as other government departments, congressional offices, and civil society organisations. We continue to strengthen our engagement with the White House and broaden our connection with policymakers in the US.

Hong Kong Watch’s co-founder and Chair of Trustees, Aileen Calverley, together with Policy and Strategy Advisor, Ray Wong, were joined by our Canadian Patron Senator Leo Housakos, at a high-level meeting with the China Director of the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House. The discussion underscored the importance of collaboration among Western democracies on Indo-Pacific strategies and the evolving China policy in both the US and Canada. The NSC official reaffirmed that securing the release of Jimmy Lai remains a top priority for the Trump administration.

Our delegation had the privilege of meeting with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening US-Canada relations and developing Indo-Pacific strategies to counter China’s aggression.

We also met with Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, to address the escalating threats posed by Beijing in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions, as well as Hong Kong’s role in the international fora. Our team stressed the urgent need for US-Canada collaboration in areas such as trade and defence, particularly in light of the evolving global geopolitical challenges.

Our team was then joined by three Canadian parliamentarians – Hong Kong Watch Patrons Senator Leo Housakos and Shuvaloy Majumdar MP, as well as Richard Bragdon MP – for meetings with leading think tanks, including the Heritage Foundation and the Jamestown Foundation, as well as the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). We stressed the importance of countering transnational repression from China and advancing human rights in Hong Kong.

During this visit, Hong Kong Watch held productive meetings with the offices of Representative Young Kim (R-CA), Chair of the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, Representative Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), member of the CECC, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Representative Ben Cline (R-VA). We also engaged with the State Department and civil society organisations.

Hong Kong Watch expresses our heartfelt gratitude to all Members of Congress and US government officials for their continued support. We deeply value the opportunity to address these important issues, and remain steadfast in our commitment to defending human rights in Hong Kong and upholding our shared democratic values.

香港監察再赴華府會晤白宮官員、兩黨國會議員及知名智庫 重點探討印太戰略及對中政策

本月中，香港監察再次到訪美國華盛頓，會晤白宮國家安全委員會（National Security Council）官員、參議員Senator Bill Hagerty和眾議員Representative Rob Wittman等國會議員，以及其他政府部門、議員辦事處和民間社會組織。我們會繼續與白宮官員緊密聯繫並拓展與美國政策制訂者的交流。

香港監察共同創辦人兼信託董事會主席Aileen Calverley和政策及策略顧問黃台仰（Ray Wong）聯同香港監察贊助人、加拿大參議員Senator Leo Housakos在白宮會見國家安全委員會中國事務主任。我們在會議中強調西方民主國家必須就印太戰略合作磋商，並討論美國和加拿大兩國不斷發展的對中政策。國家安全委員會官員重申確保黎智英獲釋仍是特朗普政府的首要任務。

香港監察代表團有幸會見共和黨參議員兼參議院外交關係委員會（Senate Foreign Relations Committee）委員Senator Bill Hagerty，討論議會外交在加強美加關係和制訂印太戰略對抗中共威權方面的重要性。

我們亦會見了共和黨眾議員兼眾議院中國共產黨問題特設委員會（House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party）委員Representative Rob Wittman，探討北京在印太及北極地區日趨嚴重的威脅，以及香港在國際論壇上的角色。香港監察團隊強調，美國和加拿大迫切需要在貿易和國防等領域密切協調，尤其是在全球地緣政治不斷變化的情況下。

另外，香港監察團隊聯同三位加拿大國會議員，包括香港監察贊助人Senator Leo Housakos和Shuvaloy Majumdar MP，以及Richard Bragdon MP，會見傳統基金會（Heritage Foundation）和詹姆斯敦基金會（Jamestown Foundation）等知名智庫，以及美國國會及行政當局中國委員會（Congressional-Executive Commission on China，CECC）。我們在討論中強調對抗中國跨國鎮壓和推進香港人權的重要性。

今次訪問期間，香港監察會見了多位議員的辦事處，包括共和黨眾議員兼東亞暨太平洋事務小組委員會（East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee）主席金映玉（Kim Young）、民主黨眾議員兼CECC委員Representative Thomas Suozzi、民主黨參議員兼參議院外交關係委員會委員Senator Brian Schatz、民主黨眾議員Jake Auchincloss和共和黨眾議員Ben Cline。我們亦會見了國務院官員和民間社會組織。

香港監察衷心感謝美國國會議員和政府官員的持續支持。我們非常感激有機會探討這些重要議題，並會繼續致力捍衛香港人權，擁護我們共同的民主價值。