Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe · ¶81

This case disproves the idea that recognizing aiding-andabetting liability will necessarily impair U. S. foreign-policy interests. The political branches have already consistently condemned China’s treatment of Falun Gong members. The Solicitor General confirmed in this very case that “the United States [has] long condemned China’s treatment of Falun Gong practitioners,” and has sanctioned Chinese officials for “gross violations of human rights,” including “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae on Pet. for Cert. 9. Similarly, in 2020, the Trump administration released a report on the Government’s strategic approach to China that highlighted how the Government had released “statements calling on the [Chinese] government to respect the rights of ” religious minorities including “Falun Gong adherents, all of whom face repression and…

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