Strauss Senior Fellow Rana Siu Inboden testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) yesterday about “Two Decades of Human Rights Abuse and Defense in China.”
“In the 20 years since the CECC was established, one of the most profound changes is an emboldened China that actively works to dilute UN human rights procedures and norms.”
Rana Siu Inboden, December 13, 2022
See her testimony here.
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