119th Congress
The PRC has escalated its use of covert, coercive, and extraterritorial tactics against Taiwan and its supporters, threatening the island’s democracy, creating skepticism and distrust in U.S.-Taiwan relations, and using intimidation, lawfare, and propaganda operations to shape global narratives on Taiwan’s status. This hearing will spotlight the Chinese Communist Party’s expanding campaign of political warfare and repression targeting Taiwan and the Taiwanese diaspora globally. Through expert testimony, the Commission will explore policy options to counter these malign activities, reinforce U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC–Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) were appointed to lead the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) during the 119th Congress. Sullivan will serve as Chair and Smith as Co-Chair of the bipartisan and bicameral body. Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and Dale Strong (R-AL) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) were also appointed as CECC Commissioners.
"We mark today the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. We commemorate this day each year because of its enduring impact on U.S.-China relations and because there has been no justice for those who lost their lives seeking freedom and reform. We commemorate the tragedy of Tiananmen each year because it is an event too important to forget and too dangerous to commemorate in China and in Hong Kong. Despite the Chinese Communist Party's attempts to erase this date from history, we honor the courage and tenacity of those who bravely stood up in Tiananmen Square to demand their rights, and we solemnly stand with those still grieving lost loved ones.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS
Senate | House |
DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska, Chair (2023)* TOM COTTON, Arkansas (2015) JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon (2011) TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois (2023) ANDY KIM, New Jersey (2025) |
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The Congressional-Executive Commission on China was created by Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress. The Commission consists of nine Senators, nine Members of the House of Representatives, and five senior Administration officials appointed by the President.
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- Q: What is a "political prisoner?"
A: The Commission treats as a "political prisoner" an individual detained for exercising his or her human rights under international law, such as peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of association, free expression, including the freedom to advocate peaceful social or political change, and to criticize government policy or government officials. (This list is not meant to be exhaustive, just illustrative.) In most cases, prisoners in the PPD were detained or imprisoned for attempting to exercise rights guaranteed to them by China's Constitution and law, or by international law, or both.
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