Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for taking part in the committee’s very important study on this subject.
I want them to know that I am an ally. In fact, I am barred from China, if that gives them any reassurance.
Ms. Tethong, you said that some families regret their decision because they were convinced by the Chinese government, in a somewhat insidious way, to send their children to these boarding schools.
Can you tell me whether a family can refuse to send their child to a boarding school?
If they refuse to do so, are there reprisals, or can they be punished by the government?