Issues such as information control, climate change and environmental protection, and official responses to Uyghur and Tibetan protests present new challenges for the development of the rule of law and human rights in China. The Commission has asked a distinguished group of experts to assess the current state of criminal and civil rights defense, commercial rule of law, environmental enforcement, ethnic affairs, and political imprisonment in China. Witnesses will discuss the implications of developments in these areas for U.S. policy, offering recommendations on how the United States might best engage with the Chinese government through dialogue on human rights and rule of law issues.

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The Congressional-Executive Commission on China

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Chaired by Senator Byron Dorgan, consists of nine Senators, nine Members of the House of Representatives and five senior Presidential Administration officials. Its mandate is to monitor human rights, including worker rights and the development of the rule of law in China, as well as maintain a database of information on Chinese prisoners. The Commission was formally established in 2000 as part of the legislation to grant China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) when China entered the World Trade Organization. For more information, visit the Commission's Web site, www.cecc.gov, and subscribe to the Commission's on-line newsletter.