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

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…

The UN’s International Labor Organization has adopted nearly all of the recommendations detailed in a research paper from VOC, in a major update to its forced labor guidelines not seen in over a decade.

The International Labor Organization has adopted nearly all of the recommendations detailed in a research paper from VOC, in a major update to its forced labor guidelines not seen in over a decade.

On April 10, 2024, VOC’s President Emeritus, Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, testified before the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization in a hearing entitled “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse.”…