EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN KIM DELIVERS OPENING REMARKS AT HEARING ON CHINA AND NORTH KOREA'S REPRESSION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression". Good afternoon, and welcome to today's hearing, "Lives, Not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression." Just last week, the State Department elevated its travel advisory for China, warning Americans of the growing threat of arbitrary detention. This warning reflects the urgency of our work today.

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