LIVE: Forum Explores Victim Testimonies, Forced Organ Harvesting, Transnational Repression
The Chinese Freedom & U.S.–Taiwan Security Forum 2026 continues with Session III and Session IV at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 21 at the United States Capitol Visitor Center, focusing on the Quitting CCP Movement, persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, forced organ harvesting, and transnational repression.
Session III: Voices of Courage – Award Ceremony for the Quitting CCP Movement & Testimonies from Victims
Topics:
Public recognition of courageous Chinese immigrants who have chosen to renounce membership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Presentation of a Congressional proclamation recognizing the Quitting CCP Movement.
First-hand testimony from Falun Gong practitioners who experienced persecution by the CCP.
A special video highlighting ongoing rescue efforts for Falun Gong practitioners recently detained in Wuhan, China.
Speakers:
Dr. Zhiyuan Wang, president, Global Service Center for Quitting CCP
Wanxia Zhang, Falun Gong practitioner, New York
Alicia Zhou, Falun Gong practitioner, Maryland
Moderator:
Marion Chen, Consilium Institute
Session IV: Countering Forced Organ Harvesting & Transnational Repression
Topics:
The systematic integration of forced organ harvesting into the CCP’s machinery of repression.
How transnational repression extends authoritarian control beyond China’s borders.
Challenges facing the international medical community in responding to forced organ harvesting.
Legislative initiatives and international cooperation to promote accountability and prevent crimes against humanity.
Speakers:
David Matas, distinguished international human rights lawyer
Piero A. Tozzi, senior director for China Policy, America First Policy Institute
Dr. Alejandro Centurion, associate director of medical affairs, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH)
Erping Zhang, spokesperson, Falun Dafa Information Center
Moderator:
Jan Jekielek, senior editor, The Epoch Times; host, American Thought Leaders