VOC Hosts 10th Annual China Forum

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On September 24-25, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation held its 10th annual China Forum convening scholars, international affairs experts, and policymakers for a series of hard-hitting discussions about the increasingly aggressive nature of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and key issues in US-China relations. This year’s China Forum was attended by an in-person and virtual audience of over 10,000 people who heard from the world’s leading experts on China, including the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on China. 

China Forum Day One

Day one of the China Forum kicked off on Capitol Hill with a presentation by VOC’s Dr. Adrian Zenz on his latest research on Uyghur forced labor and the International Labor Organization’s updated forced labor measurement guidelines. Following the conversation with congressional staffers, VOC held a screening of All Static & Noise and a panel discussion at the Victims of Communism Museum which featured remarks from David Novack, director of the film, alongside an eye-opening discussion between Uyghur witnesses, researchers, and activists Rushan Abbas, Muetter Iliqud, and Mihrigul Tursun.

China Forum Day Two

Day two of the China Forum opened with a fireside chat between Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, ranking member of the committee, who outlined their bipartisan vision of how the United States can push back against an increasingly aggressive China. David Shambaugh, director of George Washington University’s China Policy Program provided the conference keynote address and Professor Martin Dimitrov from Tulane University was interviewed by VOC’s Dr. Adrian Zenz on authoritarian regime resilience in China.

The second day of the China Forum also featured four panels that discussed Uyghur forced labor, strategies for holding Beijing accountable in international systems, how Western businesses are disentangling from Beijing’s malign activities, and how to best pursue legal action on the Xinjiang atrocity.

Want to learn more about the 2024 China Forum? Watch the full conference below and explore the list of speakers here.

Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible, especially the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, the Sarah Scaife Foundation, and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

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