PEN America Issues Statement on President Trump Assurance to China on Hong Kong Protests
October 04, 2019
October 04, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Summer Lopez, senior director of free expression programs:
President Trump reportedly made assurances to China's president that the U.S. would remain silent on the ongoing Hong Kong protests amid trade talks, a move PEN America today said was a stunning repudiation to free expression.
The following statement is attributable to Summer Lopez, senior director of Free Expression Programs at PEN America:
President Trump reportedly made assurances to China's president that the U.S. would remain silent on the ongoing Hong Kong protests amid trade talks, a move PEN America today said was a stunning repudiation to free expression.
The following statement is attributable to Summer Lopez, senior director of Free Expression Programs at PEN America: