Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A1658-O394

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A1658-O394

Release Date: April 18, 2024

发布日：2024年4月18日

Topic: US Representative Mike Gallagher Receives Plaque of Recognition from the Congress on China’s Future and the 5th "Human Rights and Freedom Defender" Prize of the Wei Jingsheng Foundation

标题：美国众议员迈克•加拉格尔荣获中国国是会议的表彰牌和魏京生基金会第五届“人权与自由卫士奖”

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US Representative Mike Gallagher Receives Plaque of Recognition from the Congress on China’s Future and the 5th "Human Rights and Freedom Defender" Prize of the Wei Jingsheng Foundation

On April 16, 2024, WEI Jingsheng, LIU Dimon, HUANG Ciping, and LI Hengqing visited and met with US Representative Michael J. Gallagher in his office. They praised Rep. Gallagher’s support of Chinese democracy and human rights, especially his outstanding leadership as the Chairman of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

They presented a Champion of Human Rights and Democracy in China plaque along with a Declaration of Appreciation to Chairman Gallagher, for all his work and contribution to the American and Chinese people, on behalf of the Congress on China’s Future, which included Wei Jingsheng, Wang Dan, Wang Juntao, Liu Dimon, Huang Ciping, Li Hengqing, etc.

Wei Jingsheng and Huang Ciping also presented to Chairman Gallagher the 5th "Human Rights and Freedom Defender" Prize of the Wei Jingsheng Foundation. Since 2014, this prize had been given to Rep. Frank Wolf, Leader Nancy Pelosi and Mr. Robert Bernstein, Rep. Chris Smith, and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, in ceremonies held jointly by the European Parliament Liaison Office with the US Congress and other human rights and democracy organizations.

Others also attended the meeting, include Caroline Vik, Senior Advisor for the Select Committee.

The following is the Declaration of Appreciation to Congressman Michael J. Gallagher.

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Declaration of Appreciation

We, the undersigned individuals and members of organizations supportive of democracy and human rights, wish to bid farewell to a man we have come to consider a true friend by issuing the following declaration:

Mike Gallagher,

Representing the 8th Congressional District

Of the State of Wisconsin

Has served with honor and distinction in several roles in the United States Congress, but most importantly, from our perspective as:

Chairman of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Many of us honoring Chairman Mike Gallagher have spent much of our lives fighting for freedom and democracy. Some of us have spent years in prison for our efforts. We have the experience and perspectives to recognize an effective freedom fighter when we see one.

In a period of increasing tension between the People’s Republic of China and the United States, with familiar wolf-warriors voicing bellicose arguments over timeworn disputes, some of us despaired whether the United States would ever get China policy right. Chairman Mike and the Select Committee have come as a breath of fresh air.

Chairman Gallagher has led the Committee in a bipartisan and comprehensive manner, with exemplary energy, moral clarity, and good humor.

* He changed the name to the Select Committee on the CCP, thus dismantling a major theme of the United Front narratives, and focusing necessary attention on the political background of our competitors, rather than their ethnicity or history.

* He held disciplined and focused hearings emphasizing bipartisan support for important bilateral issues at a time when American politics seemed increasingly splintered, with knowledgeable witnesses addressing specific security, economic, commercial and technological problems, and he brought these important issues to public and governmental attention.

* He consistently called out those in the business community who focused on short term financial gains abetting the totalitarian CCP regime.

* He expressed broad and consistent support of human rights and democracy organizations, reinforcing American principles and encouraging those struggling for universal values.

We esteem Chairman Gallagher for his skilled leadership and articulation of critical issues for American and Chinese people, as well for people worldwide.

He will be missed, but we hope his example will be sustained, and that he will never flag in fighting the good fight.

Congress on China’s Future

Wei Jingsheng Liu Dimon

Wang Dan Huang Ciping

Wang Juntao Li Hengqing

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Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A1658-O394

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A1658-O394

Release Date: April 18, 2024

发布日：2024年4月18日

Topic: US Representative Mike Gallagher Receives Plaque of Recognition from the Congress on China’s Future and the 5th "Human Rights and Freedom Defender" Prize of the Wei Jingsheng Foundation

标题：美国众议员迈克•加拉格尔荣获中国国是会议的表彰牌和魏京生基金会第五届“人权与自由卫士奖”

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美国众议员迈克•加拉格尔荣获中国国是会议的表彰牌和魏京生基金会第五届“人权与自由卫士奖”

2024年4月16日，魏京生、廖大文、黄慈萍、李恒青到美国众议员加拉格尔的办公室拜会他。他们赞扬加拉格尔众议员对中国民主和人权的支持，特别是他作为美国与中共战略竞争特设委员会主席的出色领导。

他们代表包括其中包括魏京生、王丹、王军涛、廖大文、黄慈萍、李恒青等的中国国是会议向加拉格尔主席颁发了“中国民主、人权挚友”的牌匾及感谢声明，感谢他为美国和中国人民所做的一切工作和贡献。

魏京生和黄慈萍还向加拉格尔主席颁发了魏京生基金会第五届“人权与自由卫士奖”。自2014年以来，该奖项在与欧洲议会驻美国国会的办公室和其他人权民主机构联合举办的颁奖典礼上分别颁发给了美国众议员弗兰克•沃尔夫、美国民主党领导人南希•佩洛西和罗伯特•伯恩斯坦先生、美国众议员克里斯•史密斯和美国众议员马西•卡普图尔。

其他人士也出席了该次会见，其中包括美国与中共战略竞争特设委员会的资深顾问卡罗琳•维克。

以下是对美国国会议员迈克尔•J•加拉格尔的感谢声明：

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感谢声明

我们，以下签名的个人和支持民主和人权的组织的成员，希望通过发表以下声明来告别一位我们逐渐视为真正朋友的人：

迈克•加拉格尔，

代表威斯康星州第8国会选区

在美国国会中以荣誉和杰出的身份担任过多个职务，但从我们的角度来看，最重要的是：

美国与中国共产党战略竞争特设委员会主席

我们这些向迈克•加拉格尔主席致敬的人多是一生中的大部分时间都在为自由和民主而奋斗的人。我们中的一些人因为我们的努力而在监狱里度过了多年。当我们看到一位有效的自由斗士时，我们有经验和视角来识别他。

在中美关系日益紧张的时期，熟悉的战狼们就陈旧的争端发出好战的争论，我们中的一些人对美国能否正确执行对华政策感到绝望。迈克主席和特设委员会成为一股新鲜的空气。

加拉格尔主席以两党合作和全面的方式领导了委员会。他精力充沛，道德清晰，幽默风趣，堪称典范。

* 他将委员会改名为与中共竞争的特设委员会，从而瓦解了中共的统一战线叙事的一个主要主题，并将必要的注意力集中在我们竞争对手的政治背景上，而不是他们的种族或历史。

* 在美国政治似乎日益分裂之际，他举行了纪律严明、重点突出的听证会，强调两党对重要双边问题的支持，由知识渊博的证人讲述具体的安全、经济、商业和技术问题，并使得公众和政府关注这些重要问题。

* 他不断地谴责商业界那些注重短期经济利益、怂恿中共极权政权的人。

* 他表达了对人权和民主组织的广泛和一贯的支持，强化了美国的原则并鼓励那些为普世价值观而奋斗的人。

我们尊敬加拉格尔主席出色的领导能力以及他对美国和中国人民以及全世界人民的极其关键的事务的阐述。

人们会怀念他，但我们希望他的榜样及他在为正义而战的斗争中永不退缩的精神能继续下去。

中国国是会议

魏京生；廖大文；

王丹；黄慈萍；

王军涛；李恒青