Rep. Smith Calls on Congress to Pass Transnational Repression Legislation in Response to APEC Summit Violence

Published on December 13, 2023

Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said recent violence committed by pro-Beijing supporters in San Francisco should be a pivot for Congress to take action against communist China’s transnational repression. Mr. Smith, chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), held a press conference in Washington on Dec. 12. He was joined by several rights activists who recounted the violence against them and fellow activists while they staged protests during Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s stay in San Francisco. Xi arrived in the city on Nov. 14 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Many decided to use his visit as a platform to peacefully protest against the CCP’s human rights violations, holding demonstrations at the San Francisco International Airport, streets near the Moscone Center where many APEC meetings were held, areas outside of the St. Regis Hotel where Xi stayed, and other locations in the city....

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