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 October 27-28, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation held its 11th annual China Forum, convening leading scholars and policymakers to discuss the evolving threats from the Chinese Communist Party. This year’s Forum featured five keynote speakers, four panels, three members…
Leading China scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will discuss Beijing’s evolving threat at Day Two of VOC’s China Forum on October 28, now at the Willard InterContinental. Join House China Select Committee Chairman Rep. John R. Moolenaar and Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ambassador Sam Brownback, Professor Frank…
Watch as VOC’s Matthew Robertson exposes China’s murder-for-organ industry. In this new interview with American Thought Leaders, Robertson, a China Studies Research Fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, breaks down how the CCP “created a market in the…
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation joined a group of leading civil society organizations to raise the alarm about the systemic human rights abuses of political prisoners in Hong Kong. Read the full letter, addressed to the High Commissioner Volker…
On Thursday, July 17, VOC’s Serkan Tas, associate director in China Studies, spoke at a rally marking 26 years since the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Tas’s remarks were as follows: Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting…
On July 7, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation joined the Chinese Human Rights Defenders and 30 other human rights organizations in standing with the victims of the brutal Chinese Communist Party. Read the full statement below. Ten years after…
Every year, VOC commemorates what happened on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party crushed a massive pro-democracy movement by sending tanks into Tiananmen Square. Beijing has since erased all mention of June 4 from its history. We still…
VOC Director of China Studies, Dr. Adrian Zenz, supported an investigation into the shocking amount of Western companies’ forced labor usage across China in 75 factories. Companies including BMW Group, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz AG, LG Electronics, Tesla, KFC, McDonald’s, and Skechers…
In the latest International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) exposé, China Targets: Transnational Repression Hits Home, VOC and Dr. Adrian Zenz played a critical role in bringing to light China’s expanding efforts to intimidate and suppress dissent beyond its borders. VOC shared with the investigation team…
