Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced that he was named to the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) to help shape policy recommendations addressing the state of human rights and rule of law in China.  

“Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the United States is shaping the future for our children, not Beijing,” said Senator Kim. “I’m grateful for this opportunity to engage directly with colleagues to help steer a strategy that defends human rights, rule of law, and protects democratic principles as Beijing uses new tools and evolving technology like AI to challenge them." 

The CECC was created by Congress in October 2000 to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report on the subjects to the President and Congress. The CECC consists of nine Senators, nine Members of the House of Representatives, and five senior Administration officials appointed by the President. 

Senator Kim was appointed to the CECC by Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (NY) alongside Democratic colleagues Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Tammy Duckworth (IL), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE).  

The CECC appointment builds on Senator Kim’s continued work toward a comprehensive strategy that ensures our nation’s security, economic strength, and competitiveness with China. As a member of the House of Representatives, Senator Kim previously served on the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and Chinese Communist Party. Prior to being elected to Congress, he was a career public servant working in national security and diplomacy at the White House, State Department, and Pentagon.