On September 24, during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, Pelosi attended the "Free Tibet" protest rally at the National Mall in Washington and delivered a speech, criticizing that if the US remains silent on human rights violations for economic interests, it will lose its moral credibility; McGovern slammed the White House for previously welcoming the Dalai Lama while now welcoming an authoritarian leader, and the day before, Pelosi also co-signed an open letter to Trump, demanding that he oppose China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law during their meeting.[Social Movements][International Image][Washington][Pelosi][McGovern]