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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Co-Chair, respectively, of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today introduced the Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to establish a deterrence and accountability framework for Hong Kong political prisoners. Commissioners Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joined the Chairs in introducing this legislation.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Cochair, respectively, of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today released a letter urging the President to issue an Executive Order prohibiting seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from entering the United States.
U.S. Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), both CECC Commissioners, joined the Chairs in sending the bipartisan letter.
Report documents Beijing’s continued efforts to silence critics, intimidate diaspora communities, and corrupt democratic institutions
June 4, 2026
(Washington DC)--The Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), issued the following statement on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre.
“Thirty-seven years after tanks rolled into Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party still refuses to answer the most basic question: Why were peaceful calls for freedom and reform met with bullets and bloodshed? Today, we remember what the CCP still tries to erase.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), the Chair and Co-chair respectively, of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released a letter today calling on the President to personally raise the cases of Americans, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and their family members, who have been unjustly detained in the People’s Republic of China, during his next meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping.
The Chairs were joined on the letter by CECC Ranking Members Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative James McGovern (D-MA).
