119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Cochair of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released the Commission’s 2025 Annual Report reviewing human rights conditions and legal developments in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as mandated by Title III of Public Law 106–286.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.)—announced a joint, bicameral effort to challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) attempts to rewrite World War II history and to honor the shared sacrifices of the United States and Nationalist China (formally known as the Republic of China, whose government is now based in Taiwan) during World War II.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its drive for absolute control over religion, insisting that believers subordinate conscience and conviction to the Party and to General Secretary Xi Jinping. This is not incidental to the PRC’s domestic agenda or international influence; it is a core feature of Party rule, reflected in sweeping regulations on religion and detentions, surveillance, and harassment targeting believers and groups operating outside official bounds. The hearing will spotlight escalating repression targeting all of China’s diverse religious communities and examine why the CCP’s assault on freedom of religion matters for the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), the Chair and Cochair respectively of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) calling on the President to personally raise the cases of Americans unjustly detained in the People’s Republic of China during his next meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping. The letter also urges direct, personal advocacy to secure relief and release for Americans facing life-threatening conditions and to end the PRC’s systemic use of exit bans, which the Chairs call “hostage-taking.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Chair and Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today introduced the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2025, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to address the People’s Republic of China's (PRC) atrocities targeting the Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. They were joined by fellow Commissioners Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in introducing this legislation. Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI), the Chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, also joined in cosponsoring the legislation.
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) |