Overview
To help people understand the nature of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and key issues in U.S.-China relations, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation supports public and private events and original academic research on historical and contemporary questions in the areas of trade and economics, foreign policy and security studies, and political development and human rights in China.
Publications
Research from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) analyzing leaked documents of Volkswagen’s controversial audit in Xinjiang played an important role in the German automaker’s decision to exit the region. The company’s November 27 announcement comes after mounting pressure…
A new peer-reviewed academic report by VOC’s Dr. Adrian Zenz and I-Lin Lin, published by the International Network for Critical China Studies (INCCS), shows that China’s agricultural sector in Xinjiang is more tainted by forced labor than previously known, raising…
New research from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) analyzing a leaked, full copy of the confidential audit of Volkswagen’s controversial factory in Xinjiang, China, shows that key statements made about the audit were false or misleading. According to analysis by…
VOC was honored to host congressional staffers from the House Committee On Oversight and Accountability at the VOC Museum. The group toured the galleries and met with VOC’s Dr. Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow and Director in China Studies, to learn…
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced three pieces of legislation this week aimed at countering Communist China’s influence in the United States and protecting Chinese citizens from the CCP’s oppression. The Falun Gong Protection Act would sanction those responsible for,…
New research from a leading China expert details widespread sexual abuse and torture against Uyghurs in Xinjiang’s mass internment camps.
Since the Chinese People’s Liberation Army marched into East Turkistan, now named the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in 1949 and occupied the land, Uyghurs have lived in constant fear and oppression, with their calendars marked by continual tragedy. The Urumchi…
On May 3, 2024, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) sent a letter to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging him and the State Department to take action on the issue of organ trading in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
A leading China expert from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China at a hearing on “Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible.” During the two-hour…
