Representative Christopher H. Smith, Chair
Senator Jeff Merkley, Cochair
Press Releases
Chairs Announce Additional Nobel Peace Prize Nominations on 34th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
June 2, 2023
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Answers from Administration About Enforcement of Forced Labor Legislation
April 11, 2023
Chairs Seek Sanctions for Those Complicit in Arrest and Prosecution of Hong Kong 47
February 28, 2023
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to End Diplomatic Privileges of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
February 17, 2023
Representative Smith Appointed Chair, Senator Merkley Cochair of Bipartisan Panel on China
February 3, 2023
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Nominate Six Champions of Hong Kong’s Human Rights for Nobel Peace Prize
February 2, 2023
Commissioners Ask Thermo Fisher if Products Involved in Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
December 15, 2022
Statement by the Chairs on International Human Rights Day 2022
December 9, 2022