Rep. Chris Smith will chair the House-Senate bipartisan commission on China, saying he’s determined to expose and highlight Beijing’s human-rights abuses.
The New Jersey Republican was tapped by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lead the Congressional Executive Commission on China, and promises to highlight forced labor, religious crackdowns, and other alleged abuses by the Chinese Communist Party against its people.
Mr. Smith’s work also will complement, rather than compete with, the newly created Select Committee on China, which will be chaired by Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin.
“It’s not that we have too many committees or commissions [on China.