See @AdrianZenz testify about Volkswagen and forced labor in the #Xinjiang #Uyghur Autonomous Region and the suspect social compliance audit used to convince MSCI to remove a 'red flag' from Volkswagen's stock rating.

See full testimony at cecc.gov/events/hearing…

'Corporations do not utilize auditing schemes because they are considering changing the way they operate their supply chains...They utilize these schemes because they want to preserve lucrative sourcing strategies.'

See full testimony of Scott Nova at China Commission website.

'The business community needs to be aware...that any audits, and frankly any business operations undertaken inside China, carry heightened labor and human rights risks.'

See full China Commission hearing testimony of U.S. Department of Labor's Thea Lee at cecc.gov/sites/chinacom…

'If a company cannot say with precise certainty, to our government, to its shareholders, and...to American consumers, that its products do not contain forced labor, then it needs to stop doing business there.'

Senator #JeffMerkley at 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC' hearing.

.China Commission Chair #ChrisSmith suggest that the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, and specifically Rule 10b-5, be put to greater use.

He asks U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to review disclosures by publicly-traded companies to assess whether they contain any material omissions with regards to forced labor.

HEARING TODAY: 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible.'

Watch Livestream --- > youtube.com/watch?v=iOz7u5…

25 years ago today, #FalunGong practitioners gathered peacefully in Beijing, asking to freely practice their religion. Instead, the #CCP launched a campaign of detention, torture, and harassment. The PRC must end its quarter-century long persecution of Falun Gong, say Chairs.

HEARING NEXT WEEK: 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible' with Thea Lee, Scott Nova, Adrian Zenz, and Jim Wormington.

Livestream info ---> cecc.gov/events/hearing…

HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible' l April 30th @ 10am.

HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible' l April 30th @ 10am.

On #EarthDay , the #Chinese Government remained the world's leading emitter of C02 and methane. The@CECCgov chairs urge the PRC to cease its censorship of environmental reporting and meet the same standards which leading developed nations already meet.

Additional case information for these and other cases of individuals jailed for their online activity, can be found on the China Commission’s Political Prisoner Database.
 
#LiQiaochu : ppdcecc.gov/ppd?id=result&…
#RuanXiaohuan : ppdcecc.gov/ppd?id=result&…
#LongKehai : ppdcecc.gov/ppd?id=result&…

On the 30th anniversary of the internet in China, the Chairs seek the release of those detained for their online activity, including #LiQiaochu , #RuanXiaohuan & #LongKehai —the latter jailed for posting criticism of the Chinese Communist Party on X, a platform banned in China.

The internet in China turns 30 today. Though the PRC gov't spends billions each year to restrict the free flow of information, circumventing censorship must remain a US priority, allowing the Chinese people to access a world free from the #CCP ’s propaganda, say China Commission Chairs.

After testimony by #ShiMinglei about her husband #ChengYuan making US-bound goods, @DHS_policy was asked to stop the import of work gloves made using political prisoner labor. CBP took action last week to do just that, a step the China Commission Chairs commend.
cbp.gov/newsroom/natio….

One year ago, #YuWensheng and his wife #XuYan were detained for their rights advocacy. Since then, their son reportedly attempted suicide, demonstrating the human cost of standing up to a repressive regime. They should be unconditionally released, say China Commission Chairs.