Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Releases 2021 Annual Report

Co-Chair Sen. Merkley: “Those fleeing persecution, facing arbitrary detention, fighting coercion, or fearing the destruction of their culture need to know the United States has their back.” 

Washington, DC (March 31, 2022) Today, the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China released its 2021 Annual Report.

Full Report here.

The Campaign for Hong Kong releases a statement from its President, Samuel Chu:

“The latest CECC report lays bare the continued repression by the CCP of its people and the pervasive threat the Beijing government poses globally. In the US response to Russia and Putin’s war on Ukraine, we have learned that the willingness to be transparent and aggressive in disclosing and unmasking the nefarious intent and actions of autocratic regimes can rally the American people and the world around collective resolve and actions for peace and democracy. This report forces us to ask ourselves, yet again, why Xi and his government continue to escape accountability for their severe human rights violations - while millions of lives are destroyed and erased.

It is also significant that the Commission, which has focused on the Chinese government’s actions against its citizens since it started reporting, now also focuses on PRC’s aggression and tactics on American soil. The threat posed by the CCP is not remote and abstract - the consequences are tangible and measurable to everyday Americans and our cherished institutions. A threat to freedom in Hong Kong is, in fact, a threat to freedom in the US and a threat to freedom for the rest of the world. 

That’s why we have worked closely with the Co-chairs and Commission members to enact measures like establishing an interagency group on China censorship, mandating reporting of foreign gifts by US universities, as well as think tanks, and expanding Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to better protect against malign foreign influence in our democratic process.

Finally, I am grateful that the Commission chose to highlight the plights of political prisoners - including Joshua Wong, Jimmy Lai, Carol Ng in Hong Kong. They, along with thousands of others, are not forgotten.”

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