87R21035 TBO-D     By: Reynolds H.R. No. 1331       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim,   Turkic-speaking ethnic group with a population of approximately 11   million in Xinjiang, a northwestern region of China; and          WHEREAS, Since 2017, China's government has forcibly   transferred more than one million Uyghurs to reeducation camps, and   experts estimate that there are over 1,000 camps throughout the   country, including hundreds in Xinjiang; the arbitrary detention of   Uyghurs follows a series of 2014 speeches delivered by China's   president, Xi Jinping, who advocated for the use of "dictatorship"   to fight the "toxicity of religious extremism"; and          WHEREAS, Many former detainees who fled China have spoken out   about the camps' harsh conditions; they report being forced to   renounce Islam and to pledge loyalty to the Chinese Communist   Party, as well as being subjected to strict surveillance, torture,   sexual abuse, and compulsory sterilization; in addition, an   international tribunal concluded that the Chinese government has   harvested the organs of some detainees against their will; and          WHEREAS, Thousands of Uyghurs have been involuntarily sent to   work in the factories of large, multinational corporations; in June   2020, Congress passed legislation that requires U.S. businesses   involved with Xinjiang to ensure that their activities do not   contribute to human rights violations; and          WHEREAS, In January 2021, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike   Pompeo declared that China is committing crimes against humanity   and genocide against Uyghurs, and current U.S. Secretary of State   Antony Blinken later affirmed this declaration; subsequently, the   Canadian and Dutch parliaments passed nonbinding motions to use the   term "genocide" in reference to China's actions against Uyghurs;   and          WHEREAS, The atrocities committed by China's government have   infringed on the rights of countless people, and any past, present,   or future efforts to support the Uyghur genocide should be   condemned; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas   Legislature hereby strongly condemn the actions of president Xi   Jinping and the Chinese government, recognize the Chinese treatment   of Uyghurs as genocide, and urge all multinational corporations to   stop all use of forced labor in their factories and facilities.