Washington, Sep 30 (NationPress) While maintaining a firm approach on trade, the Trump administration has reportedly neglected the fundamental issues surrounding the authoritarian abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a recent report.

Since assuming office, the Trump administration has consistently referenced and emphasized its foreign policy in relation to the threats posed by the CCP and its detrimental actions, as noted by Racqueal Legerwood, a current China research and advocacy fellow for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), in The Diplomat.

With the recent release of the US State Department’s 2024 Human Rights Report on China—which outlines the ongoing control and intensified repression under President Xi Jinping—the report confirms that the CCP is indeed engaging in serious human rights violations, including crimes against humanity.

Legerwood stated, “Despite the Trump administration’s tough rhetoric on China, particularly concerning trade, its achievements are far from adequate when it comes to meaningfully addressing and reporting these abuses.”

The report also highlights that the dismantling of USAID has negatively impacted Chinese human rights NGOs and Tibetan refugee communities. Cuts to the Agency for Global Media, which includes Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), threaten vital reporting on Uyghur and Tibetan issues, resulting in many abuses remaining unreported and enabling the Chinese government to continue its oppression with increased impunity.

Notably, the US State Department's 2024 Human Rights Report introduced significant changes, such as the omission of LGBTQ issues and a decreased focus on women's rights and ethnic discrimination, particularly concerning the erasure of Tibetan language and culture.

According to Amnesty, “In 2024, we reported ongoing repression against LGBTQ activists in China, facing arbitrary detention and online censorship.” In Hong Kong, the government has reduced funding and obstructed activities for LGBTQ groups, failing to provide essential updates on a ruling aimed at recognizing same-sex partnerships. None of these issues were mentioned in the State Department’s report,” the report further mentions.

Additionally, the administration's response to human rights issues—a crucial aspect of then-Senator Marco Rubio’s critique of the Chinese government—has been markedly subdued. In March, the State Department imposed visa restrictions following the forced return of 40 Uyghurs, who had spent over a decade in Thailand, back to China—after the US failed to exert adequate influence on its 'longstanding ally' to uphold international laws. Rubio had expressed unwavering confidence in his department’s diplomacy during his January confirmation hearing; that confidence seems misplaced, the report concludes.