By Lu Ke Published June 8, 2026 As the world marked the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith used the occasion to draw connections between the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) response to dissent and concerns about alleged efforts to intimidate critics and activists beyond China’s borders. In an opinion piece published by Fox News on June 8, Smith, chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), argued that the legacy of Tiananmen remains r... Read more

By GOPI Published June 5, 2026 Washington, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese government's efforts to silence critics beyond its borders have come under fresh scrutiny in the US Congress, as lawmakers, state officials and democracy activists described what they called an expanding campaign of intimidation, surveillance and coercion targeting people living in America. At a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), held on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crac... Read more

Rep. Smith and Assemblyman McGuckin with top leaders from the GAO. Rep. Chris Smith and NJ Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin today met with top leaders from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to discuss the progress of their investigation—mandated by Smith’s amendment to the FY26 NDAA—into whether the Cold War-era Department of Defense (Department of War) ever used ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms for biological warfare agents. “Today’s meeting was highly encouraging and eye-opening,” s... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), former Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, met with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins, where he thanked him for the Trump Administration’s historic commitment to improving Veterans’ quality of life and care, reducing Veteran homelessness, and speeding up the processing of VA benefits and claims. “Secretary Collins has been doing an extraordinary job as the n... Read more

The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) opening statement at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)’s June 4th hearing, entitled “The PRC’s Threats to Americans: Transnational Repression & State-Level Responses”: Before we begin, I want to mark a solemn anniversary. Today marks the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Thirty-seven years ago, millions of Chinese citizens peacefully asked for political reform, democratic openness, and basic hum... Read more

By Turkish Minute Published June 4, 2026 Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil society and perceived critics at home and abroad, US lawmakers and expert witnesses warned at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Speakers pointed to the March 2025 arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, pressure on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the misuse... Read more

On Thursday, June 4th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), will chair a congressional hearing on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expanding use of transnational repression and malign influence in the United States, and the growing role of state and local governments in responding to these and other threats. We will hear from victims about the tactics used to target them and their families, examine how federal, state, and local gover... Read more

By IANS Published June 3, 2026 at 6:32 AM Washington, June 3 (IANS) Bipartisan lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced legislation requiring the State Department to determine whether China has committed genocide or crimes against humanity against Tibetans, adding fresh congressional pressure on Beijing over its human rights record. Representatives Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, and Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, on Tuesday introduced the Tibet Atrocities D... Read more

The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s June 3rd hearing, entitled “Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom? Authoritarian Consolidation versus the Defense of Turkish Democracy”: Welcome to our witnesses, and to everyone joining us this morning. It’s good to see many Turkish Americans in the room. Thank you for your concern about the future of Turkey, and also for your contributions to the United States. The ti... Read more

By Tibetan Review Published June 3, 2026 A House companion resolution has been introduced in the US Congress on Jun 2, requiring the State Department to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed acts of genocide and/or crimes against humanity against Tibetans in Tibet. This HR 9085, titled as Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, is the House companion legislation to S. 4432, introduced earlier this year on Apr 29 by Senator... Read more