Representative McGovern, a long-time advocate for human rights, has been a vocal critic of China’s brutal treatment of ethnic minorities. He has repeatedly condemned the Chinese government’s systematic oppression of Tibetans and Uyghurs, labelling it as nothing short of cultural genocide. His criticisms extend to the forced Sinicization policies in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to erase Tibetan cultural and religious identity.