Donald Trump Signs Tibet Reciprocal Access Bill to Ban Chinese Until Tibet Opens

The president of United States of America, Donald J. Trump on Wednesday signed the Tibet Reciprocal Access bill unanimously passed by the US Congress. The bill is sealed of a law of the country which will ban Chinese from entering US until Tibet opens up to the Americans and the Tibetan Americans.

The International Campaign For Tibet (ICT) in their report hailed the achievement as a new era in the US support for Tibetans signifying their vigorous interest in Tibet and the Tibetan people.

“This law marks a new era of US support for Tibetans and a challenge to China’s discriminatory policies in Tibet. Following unanimous passage by both the House and the Senate, President Donald Trump signed it on December 19, 2018.” said the ICT as published on the same day.

The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act is based on the diplomatic principle of reciprocity, which calls on countries to give equal rights to one another’s citizens.

The legislation calls for American diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens to have equal access to the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan areas as their Chinese counterparts enjoy in the US.

“In 2017, the legislation was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.) and in the Senate by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.). On July 25, 2018, the bill was approved unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee. Exactly two months later, it was passed by the entire House and referred to the Senate.” explains the report.

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“The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the bill unanimously on Nov. 28, followed by the full Senate passing it on Dec. 11. The bill became law when Trump signed it today.” it added.

According to the president of ICT, Matteo Mecacci, the organization is urging political leaders of other countries like Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and other countries in Europe a similar reciprocal access to Tibet law for the citizens of their respective countries.

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7 responses to “Donald Trump Signs Tibet Reciprocal Access Bill to Ban Chinese Until Tibet Opens”

  1. Ogyen Gompo Avatar

    Thanks for support in Tibet .im lives in France refugees

    1. Huguespicon@hotmail.com Avatar
      Huguespicon@hotmail.com

      Where r yu live ?

  2. Biswakarma R B Avatar
    Biswakarma R B

    Its a matter of pride of entire citizen of the World.

  3. Dhondup tsering Avatar

    Thumsup for ur good work i pray to god for ur good health,free tibet thanksUSA..

  4. tenzin Avatar
    tenzin

    THANK YOU for the good news!!!

  5. Domingo J. Legario Avatar
    Domingo J. Legario

    We, Filipinos who are against the way the Chinese Government is sending their citezens in the Phillipines through backdoor and to contest jobs and exploitations of of our Natural Resources, building military assests in the West Philippines Sea that will affect not only our interest but for all the nations using the international water in this area, praying to the US Lawmakers to enact similar law in teh US Congress.

  6. Philip Spiteri Avatar
    Philip Spiteri

    God bless America

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