118th Congress
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Today marks the start of the sham trial against Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai. Hong Kong authorities arrested Mr. Lai on dubious charges such as colluding with foreign forces and sedition.
In reality, his only crime was fighting for freedom and democracy in his beloved home of Hong Kong.
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement after Hong Kong authorities placed bounties on five pro-democracy activists heads, including an American citizen.
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American citizens hunted down by foreign agents on the streets of American cities. Secret foreign police stations in New York. College students harassed on American campuses.
The FBI calls it “transnational repression”
WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, " CCP Transnational Repression: The Party's Effort to Silence and Coerce Critics Overseas."
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, "CCP Transnational Repression: The Party's Effort to Silence and Coerce Critics Overseas."
WASHINGTON, D.C.- This evening, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, held a hearing titled "CCP Transnational Repression: The Party's Effort to Silence and Coerce Critics Overseas". In the hearing, members heard harrowing firsthand stories of the CCP's intimidation tactics from Ms. Anna Kwok and Mr. Jinrui Zhang, and heard testimony from human rights expert, Dr. Sophie Richardson.
Watch highlights from the hearing below.