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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.)—announced a joint, bicameral effort to challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) attempts to rewrite World War II history and to honor the shared sacrifices of the United States and Nationalist China (formally known as the Republic of China, whose government is now based in Taiwan) during World War II.  

October 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), the Chair and Cochair respectively of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) calling on the President to personally raise the cases of Americans unjustly detained in the People’s Republic of China during his next meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping. The letter also urges direct, personal advocacy to secure relief and release for Americans facing life-threatening conditions and to end the PRC’s systemic use of exit bans, which the Chairs call “hostage-taking.” 

Washington, D.C. – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Chair and Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today introduced the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2025, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to address the People’s Republic of China's (PRC) atrocities targeting the Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. They were joined by fellow Commissioners Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in introducing this legislation. Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI), the Chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, also joined in cosponsoring the legislation.