100 US Rights Groups Plan Protest Against CCP, Xi During Visit With Biden

Published on November 12, 2023

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping will go to San Francisco from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden and attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the Chinese communist regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Nov. 10. It will be Mr. Xi’s first visit to the United States in six years. At the same time, more than 100 rights groups in the United States are preparing for the largest protests against the CCP and Mr. Xi during his visit. On Nov. 7, 59 human rights organizations issued an open letter calling on President Biden to prioritize human rights issues during his discussions with Mr. Xi. They demanded the release of prisoners of conscience, such as Peng Lifa, Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and Jimmy Lai and urged the CCP to stop violating human rights and forced disappearances of Chinese citizens....

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