Letter on American Business Executives Dinner with Xi Jinping

"It is unconscionable that American companies might pay thousands of dollars to join a 'welcome dinner' hosted by the very same CCP officials who have facilitated a genocide against millions of innocent men, women, and children in Xinjiang," wrote Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party to the American organizers of a November 15th 'welcome dinner' for U.S. executives to dine with communist dictator Xi Jinping in San Francisco.

The National Committee on U.S. China Relations (NCUSCR) and the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) announced on November 5th that they will host a banquet for Xi Jinping following Xi's meeting with President Biden alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Chairman Gallagher requested documents and information as soon as possible from NCUSCR President Mr. Stephen Orlins and USCBC President Mr. Craig Allen, writing, "USCBC and NCUSCR’s decision to profit from selling access to the senior-most CCP official responsible for the Uyghur genocide raises serious questions about whether these organizations are playing responsible roles in the bilateral relationship."

Chairman Gallagher asked both men to fulfill the below requests no later than November 21, 2023.

• Please provide a complete list of individuals, companies, financial institutions, and other entities that have purchased tickets to the CCP dinner;
• Please provide a separate list of individuals and companies that have paid the $40,000 fee to sit at the table with Xi;
• Please provide a breakdown of how profits from the CCP dinner will be distributed between USCBC, NCUSCR, and other entities, as applicable; and
• What steps, if any, has USCBC and NCUSCR taken to defend human rights in China and to prevent the genocide of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang?

Prior to Xi's arrival to engage with President Biden and U.S. business leaders, Chairman Gallagher traveled to San Francisco to stand in solidarity with Chinese dissidents and meet with victims of the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses. Watch clips of Chairman Gallagher's address and his exhortation to President Biden and the U.S. business community HERE.

View Chairman Gallagher's letters to Mr. Orlins here