July 31, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 136 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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                 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AGGRESSION

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to condemn action taken by the 
People's Republic of China, or PRC, in the Ladakh region of India that 
led to deadly clashes between the two countries on June 15.
  Since the truce in 1962, the PRC and India have been divided by a 
2,100-mile-long Line of Actual Control. In the months leading up to 
this clash, the PRC military reportedly amassed about 5,000 soldiers 
along this boundary, and that clearly meant to redraw longstanding 
settled borders by force and aggression.
  A skirmish, unsurprisingly, broke out on June 15 as a direct result 
of these troop movements, leaving at least 20 Indian soldiers and an 
unconfirmed number of Chinese soldiers dead.
  This intentional encroachment and escalatory tactics used by the PRC 
are consistent with other provocative actions its forces have taken 
throughout South and Southeast Asia. To counter this aggression, I am 
glad that the House of Representatives passed an amendment that I 
cosponsored with Congressman Krishnamoorthi that calls on China to 
cease its military aggression and urges immediate diplomatic action to 
prevent any further escalation of conflict.
  I will continue to work with my colleagues here in Congress to find 
ways to help bolster our vital relationship with India.

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