Chairs Call for the Release of Ilham Tohti on the Ninth Anniversary of His...
(Washington)—Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),...
View ArticleChairs Say UFLPA Enforcement Must be Prioritized
(Washington)—Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)...
View ArticleChairs Ask NBA and NBPA For Stance on Forced Labor and Freedom of Expression
(Washington) — The Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) today released two letters—one to Commissioner Adam Silver of the National Basketball...
View ArticleFrom Bait to Plate—How Forced Labor in China Taints America's Seafood Supply...
Forced labor in China taints the world’s seafood supply chain. PRC-based companies that use the forced labor of Uyghurs and North Koreans process a large amount of seafood for the U.S. market. From...
View ArticleChairs Seek Export Controls on Technology Used for Mass Biometric Data...
(WASHINGTON)—Representative Chris Smtih (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),...
View ArticleForced Labor in China’s Seafood Industry Explored At Hearing
(Washington)—The bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing today looking at the rampant use of forced labor in China’s seafood industry and how seafood caught and...
View ArticleLetter to Costco and ADI Raises Concerns about Sale of Hikvision and Dahua...
(Washington)—Representative Chris Smtih (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)...
View ArticleChairs Ask President Biden to Discuss Political Prisoners and Transnational...
(Washington)—The Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Representative Christoper Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), today released a...
View ArticleFrom Cobalt to Cars: How China Exploits Child and Forced Labor in the Congo
Child and forced labor taint the supply chain of cobalt, a mineral that is a critical component in the lithium-ion batteries and other products important for modern technologies, including electric...
View ArticleChina’s Role in Child and Forced Labor in the Congo Explored At CECC Hearing
(Washington)— Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),...
View ArticleChairs Condemn Violence Against China Human Rights Advocates in the United...
(Washington)--Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission (CECC), issued...
View ArticleOngoing Challenges Faced by Persons with Disabilities in the People’s...
(PDF) In observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this report examines the People’s Republic of China’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference to Highlight Victims of Violence and...
(Washington, D.C.)— Members of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) will conduct a press conference with advocates for human rights in China, who will talk...
View ArticleChairs’ Statement on the Trial of Entrepreneur and Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
(Washington)--Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),...
View ArticleChairs Send Letter to Attorney General Seeking Investigation of Violence at...
(Washington)—Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission (CECC),...
View ArticleChairs and House CCP Select Committee Leadership Seek Sanctions for Hong Kong...
(Washington)—Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China,...
View ArticleUPR Stakeholders’ Submissions Flooded with PRC-Sympathetic Reports
(PDF) When the United Nations Human Rights Council designed the framework for the Universal Periodic Review in 2007, one of the principles that it laid out was that the review should “[b]e a...
View ArticleThe PRC’s Universal Periodic Review and the Real State of Human Rights in China
The vast inconsistency between the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) official participation at United Nations human rights reviews and its actual record of gross human rights violations are once again...
View ArticleChairs Nominate Four Champions of Peace and Freedom for Nobel Peace Prize
(Washington, DC)—U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive...
View ArticleHearing Explores the “Real State” of Human Rights in China After the PRC’s...
(Washington)—Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Co-chair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),...
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