118th Congress
Annual Reports
Find links to the Commission's Annual Reports, detailing yearly developments in Chinese human rights and the rule of law.
Commission Analysis
Read Commission staff analysis of the latest developments from China.
Find Commission publications, Chinese legal provisions, links to hearings and roundtables, and other related documents categorized by Commission issue area.
(Washington) — U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released four letters—three to tourism companies and one to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken—to raise concerns about corporate complicity in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to encourage tourism to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
(Washington) — U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released four letters—three to tourism companies and one to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken—to raise concerns about corporate complicity in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to encourage tourism to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
(Washington)—Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Co-chair respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), held a hearing this week examining the issues raised during the January 23, 2024 Universal Periodic Review of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the United Nation’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
(Washington, DC)—U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) today released a letter nominating four champions of human rights, peace, and freedom in China and Hong Kong for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The Chairs nominated Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti; human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, and entrepreneur and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai “in recognition of their deep commitment to human rights and peace in China” and to “recognize their contributions to building a more peaceful word, where rights and freedoms are respected.”
The vast inconsistency between the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) official participation at United Nations human rights reviews and its actual record of gross human rights violations are once again a focus in Geneva at the United Nation’s Human Rights Council. At the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session on January 23, 2024, member states questioned the PRC delegation on the country’s compliance with its obligations under international human rights law.
(Washington)—Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China, released today a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking that he impose sanctions on the Hong Kong and People’s Republic of China officials responsible for the bounties placed on overseas activists using the authorities available under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
(Washington)—Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission (CECC), released today a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for additional investigation into the violence targeting groups protesting the human rights abuses by the People’s Republic of China during the APEC Leaders’ Summit in San Francisco. Following an investigation, the Chairs asked for a briefing on whether the violence was planned or instigated by “elements of the Chinese Communist Party or Chinese diplomats in the United States” and constitutes transnational repression.