U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after reports that Hong Kong police arrested pro-democracy Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen under Hong Kong’s national security law.
“Chairman Xi – the world's most powerful dictator – is absolutely terrified of a 90-year old Catholic cardinal. Xi is a pathetic coward. The Chinese Communist Party is afraid of truth-tellers and labels them threats to national security – men and women like Zen who shine a light on the CCP's evil. Free people around the world must keep telling their stories. The Chinese Communist Party cannot erase the courage of Cardinal Zen and other Chinese heroes.”
“Chairman Xi – the world's most powerful dictator – is absolutely terrified of a 90-year old Catholic cardinal. Xi is a pathetic coward. The Chinese Communist Party is afraid of truth-tellers and labels them threats to national security – men and women like Zen who shine a light on the CCP's evil. Free people around the world must keep telling their stories. The Chinese Communist Party cannot erase the courage of Cardinal Zen and other Chinese heroes.”
