The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act on July 13. If passed by both the Senate and the House, the bill would go to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. If the President of the United States approves the bill,  the relevant diplomatic…

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Committee on Rules Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by actor Richard Gere and the International Campaign for Tibet, host a press conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 28, to discuss the situation of Tibetans…

Rep-elect Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said that U.S. politicians should defend the Chinese protesters who fight against Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policies. “Any time there’s abuse of human rights anywhere in this country, we all must stand up to defend them. Think what the protesters are doing. It sounds like  [they’re] really taking the stand for their…

The Chinese communist regime has signaled that it will not abandon its draconian COVID policies despite mass protests in at least 10 cities across China over the weekend. Zou Xiaoli, the Chinese regime’s ambassador to Argentina, told reporters on Nov. 28 that China will persist in its dynamic zero-COVID policy when asked about recent protests,…

The upcoming Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Nov 2, and at Hong Kong HKEX Connect Hall on Nov 3. Some of the said attendees include senior executives of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and other U.S. financial institutions. The U.S. Congress and Congressional-Executive Commission on…

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, has criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not doing enough for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), chair and co-chair of the CECC, voiced their criticism in two separate letters dated Nov. 24. One…

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, has criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not doing enough for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), chair and co-chair of the CECC, voiced their criticism in two separate letters dated Nov. 24. One…

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has expressed approval for the State Department’s decision to sanction 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s continued crackdown on Hong Kong’s freedom. “The timing of the announcement sends a clear signal that the U.S. government remains serious about holding the Chinese government accountable,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)…