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China in 1989 and 2015: Tiananmen, Human Rights, and Democracy
The Congressional Executive Commission on China announces a hearing that willexamine Chinese authorities’ treatment of democracy, human rights, and anticorruption advocates in 1989 and 2015, and ask if China under Xi Jinping has made progress toward respecting the universal freedoms of speech, assembly, and association—the very principles which animated the 1989 Tiananmen protest 26 years ago.
When:
June 3, 2015 10:00am to 12:00pm
This CECC hearing will examine Chinese authorities’ treatment of democracy, human rights, and anticorruption advocates in 1989 and 2015, and ask if China under Xi Jinping has made progress toward respecting the universal freedoms of speech, assembly, and association—the very principles which animated the 1989 Tiananmen protest 26 years ago. It will also explore the continuing efforts of individuals in the Tiananmen and subsequent generations to further these ideals and to secure those universal freedoms. China has yet to take steps toward initiating a public accounting and ending censorship of the 1989 Tiananmen protests and their violent suppression, leading to doubts regarding Chinese leaders’ statements about improving accountability and transparency. In addition, witnesses will offer their assessments of China’s political future and its roles in the world, and provide recommendations to strengthen U.S.-China relations.
Witnesses:
Dr. Teng Biao, Chinese Human Rights Lawyer, Harvard University Law School Visiting Scholar, and co-founder, the Open Constitution Initiative.
Lisa Peng, Daughter of Chinese democracy activist Peng Ming, sophomore at Harvard University, and TEDx speaker
Ho Pin, President and CEO of Mirror Media Group, co-author of A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China
Michael Horowitz, CEO of 21st Century Initiatives, a Washington D.C. think tank
Dr. Yang Jianli, President, Initiatives for China/ Citizen Power for China
This hearing will be webcast live.
Click here to download a copy of the Commission's full 2014 Annual Report.
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