Washington, April 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:

On Thursday, April 16th, the co-chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)-will delve into the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s subsidized and aggressive use of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.

"Dark Nets, Illicit Labor-Confronting China's IUU Fishing and Seafood Supply Chain (https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/dark-nets-illicit-labor-confronting-chinas-iuu-fishing-and-seafood-supply-chain)," which will mark the CECC's second hearing on the PRC's unethical fishing practices in under three years, will further expose how China's actions threaten global mariti...