(Minghui.org) The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) issued a statement on July 21, 2026, condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 27-year persecution of Falun Gong. Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of CECC, stated that those responsible should know that they will face justice.
Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of the CECC. (Congress website)
The CECC stated that it has been 27 years since the CCP launched the persecution of Falun Gong. “The systemic persecution of this peaceful faith community is one of the CCP’s egregious atrocities—from torture to forced organ harvesting to transnational repression.”
“Those responsible have escaped accountability, and too many practitioners remain imprisoned. Their freedom—and justice—should be a priority for the U.S. and all freedom-loving countries.”
Rep. Chris Smith also made a statement in his official website condemning the CCP’s persecution.
“Falun Gong practitioners have been imprisoned, tortured, disappeared, and subjected to forced organ harvesting—all because the Party could not tolerate a peaceful movement beyond its control.
“In spite of immense pressure and intimidation from a powerful authoritarian regime, the resilient spirit of the Falun Gong has not been broken,” continued Smith, who has chaired over 100 congressional hearings on human rights abuses and religious freedom issues in China.
“The persecution of the Falun Gong is not a closed chapter of history. It is an ongoing crime—and those responsible should know that they will face justice.
“The United States must press for the release of every detained practitioner and sanction the CCP officials responsible for the atrocities committed against the Falun Gong,” he concluded.
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