U.S. Lawmakers Nominate Hong Kong Protesters for Nobel Prize
- Move by Rubio, McGovern could anger China amid virus crisis
- Follows months of demonstrations over Beijing’s grip
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A bipartisan group of prominent U.S. lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters for the Nobel Peace Prize, a move that could anger China amid continued tensions between the two countries.
In a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize committee, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and James McGovern -- the Republican and Democratic heads of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China -- recommended awarding the prize to the “countless and often anonymous individuals [who] risked their lives, their health, their jobs, and their education to support a better future for Hong Kong.