CECC Releases Report on the PRC’s Long Arm of Repression Abroad

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Report documents Beijing’s continued efforts to silence critics, intimidate diaspora communities, and corrupt democratic institutions

June 4, 2026

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional-Executive Commission on China today released a new research report , The PRC’s Transnational Repression and Malign Influence in 2025, documenting how the Chinese Communist Party continues to export censorship and coercion beyond China’s borders.

 

For the past decade, the CECC has tracked Beijing’s efforts to threaten diaspora communities, pressure critics abroad, undermine human rights institutions, and shape public debate in ways favorable to the CCP.

 

This new report demonstrates how those efforts have become more aggressive, more digital, and more global. The report details recent cases involving eight different tactics :

  • Physical violence 
  • AI-enabled sexual harassment
  • Coercion by proxy
  • Coercion to return
  • Forced censorship
  • Lawfare
  • Political interference

  • Subverting international organizations

     

The CECC Chairs Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), along with CECC Ranking Members Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative James McGovern (D-MA), introduced the Transnational Repression Policy Act (S. 2525 / H.R. 4829) to strengthen U.S. law enforcement and State Department authorities to counter foreign governments that harass, intimidate, or coerce people on American soil.

For additional details and policy recommendations, please read the full report