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
On Tuesday, April 28, VOC’s Associate Director of China Studies, Serkan Tas, testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative regarding the Section 301 investigation into economies that have failed to effectively prohibit the importation of goods produced…
In a new report from the Victims of Communism Foundation, Dr. Adrian Zenz, VOC’s Senior Fellow and Director in China Studies, outlines a long-needed framework to better identify and measure systems of forced labor, empowering national and multilateral entities to…
Pop Mart’s viral Labubu dolls, sold in “blind boxes” across U.S. retail stores, are linked to state-imposed forced labor in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a new study confirms. Independent laboratory testing verified by The New York Times and published…
Speaking with the New York Times, VOC Senior Fellow and Director of China Studies Adrian Zenz explains how the viral Labubu dolls, sold across America by the Chinese company Pop Mart, are linked to state-imposed forced labor in China’s Xinjiang…
Pop Mart’s Viral Labubu Toys Expose Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains Pop Mart’s collectible Labubu dolls, sold in “blind boxes” across U.S. retail stores, contain cotton that traces directly to China’s Xinjiang region, where up to 3 million Uyghurs…
Chinese Communist Party pressures third-country government to detain and deport a US citizen, setting a dangerous precedent for human rights advocates WASHINGTON, DC — The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) today condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) use of the…
New exclusive research from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) draws on firsthand testimony from Zhang Yabo — a former Han Chinese police officer who served in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from 2014 to 2023 — to prove that state-imposed…
On April 9, VOC Senior Fellow in China Studies, Ethan Gutmann, was featured at a Hudson Institute event called “New Evidence of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting and a Proposed US Response” alongside Nina Shea, VOC Advisory Council Member and Senior…
Read an advanced review of VOC Fellow Ethan Gutman’s new book, the Xinjiang Procedure, by Phil Hall of the Epoch Times. Any reader who comes to Ethan Gutmann’s “The Xinjiang Procedure” needs to be warned that this book offers a…
