US Imported $427.2 Billion in Merchandise From Country Ruled by Genocidal, Communist Regime

"Careful, comprehensive and robust documentation of these atrocities is what made the U.S. atrocity determination possible," she said. "This documentation is overwhelming and credible, and it is ongoing."

Van Schaack was stating a point the State Department has made repeatedly over the past three years.

Then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as this column has noted before, declared on Jan. 19, 2021: "I have determined that the PRC, under the direction and control of the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang."

Antony Blinken, testifying at his 2021 confirmation hearing to become secretary of state, said he agreed with Pompeo.

In a speech Blinken delivered at George Washington University on May 26, 2022, he again stated that China was committing genocide. "The United States stands with countries and people around the world against the genocide and crimes against humanity happening in the Xinjiang region, where more than a million people have been placed in detention camps because of their ethnic and religious identity," said Blinken.

The State Department's country report on human rights in China for 2022, which was published in March 2023, said: "Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang."

It also cited "credible reports" of "trafficking in persons, including forced labor; severe restrictions on labor rights, including a ban on workers organizing or joining unions of their own choosing; and child labor."

On May 24, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party published a report that stated: "The perpetrators of the CCP's genocide continue to commit atrocities in the XUAR and have not been held sufficiently accountable for their actions."

"Eyewitness testimony, leaked PRC government documents, and other evidence shows a clear link between government and party decision making and the crimes against humanity and genocide being committed against the Uyghurs and other minorities," the report said.

The trade that takes place between the United States and China is not free trade -- which can only take place between free countries.

Congress needs to take action that will effectively stop the People's Republic of China -- which is ruled by a genocidal, communist regime -- from being one of America's top sources of imports.

Terence P. Jeffrey is the investigative editor of the Daily Caller News Foundation. To find out more about Terence P. Jeffrey and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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