118th Congress
(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), held a hearing this week examining the issue of forced organ harvesting in China and how medical associations, businesses, and U.S. state legislatures are grappling with the legal, ethical, and human rights concerns associated with this issue.
(Washington)—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 Commission on China, released today a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing their reservations about Article 23 legislation and asking the Secretary to “take additional steps to protect American citizens and businesses in Hong Kong” and overseas Hong Kongers who are subject to transnational repression.
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(Washington) — U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released four letters—three to tourism companies and one to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken—to raise concerns about corporate complicity in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to encourage tourism to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
(Washington) — U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released four letters—three to tourism companies and one to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken—to raise concerns about corporate complicity in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to encourage tourism to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
(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), held a hearing this week examining the issues raised during the January 23, 2024 Universal Periodic Review of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the United Nation’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
(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 Commission on China (CECC) today released a letter nominating four champions of human rights, peace, and freedom in China and Hong Kong for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The Chairs nominated Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti; human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, and entrepreneur and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai “in recognition of their deep commitment to human rights and peace in China” and to “recognize their contributions to building a more peaceful word, where rights and freedoms are respected.”