119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Co-Chair, respectively, of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today introduced the Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to establish a deterrence and accountability framework for Hong Kong political prisoners. Commissioners Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joined the Chairs in introducing this legislation.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China will hold a hearing on people imprisoned and persecuted by the Chinese government, the families and religious communities working for their freedom, and the retaliation faced by those who speak out on their behalf. Witnesses will include Pastor Ezra Jin, who was released after more than 260 days in detention, as well as relatives of prisoners and representatives of persecuted communities.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China will hold a hearing examining the imprisonment of Hong Kong media entrepreneur and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai and what his case reveals about the continued erosion of freedom of the press, judicial independence, and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released a letter urging the President to issue an Executive Order prohibiting seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from entering the United States.
U.S. Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), both CECC Commissioners, joined the Chairs in sending the bipartisan letter.
Report documents Beijing’s continued efforts to silence critics, intimidate diaspora communities, and corrupt democratic institutions
June 4, 2026
(Washington DC)--The Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), issued the following statement on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre.
“Thirty-seven years after tanks rolled into Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party still refuses to answer the most basic question: Why were peaceful calls for freedom and reform met with bullets and bloodshed? Today, we remember what the CCP still tries to erase.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China will hold a hearing examining the People's Republic of China's expanding use of transnational repression and malign influence in the United States, and the growing role of state and local governments in responding to these and other threats. Diaspora communities, companies, universities, cultural institutions, public officials, and civil society organizations have faced pressure in recent years when their words or actions challenge the Chinese Communist Party's preferred narratives.