Lawmakers Decry ‘Transnational Terrorism’ Against Falun Gong in US

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers on a panel at the U.S. Capitol denounced the Chinese Communist Party’s far-reaching campaign of repression in the United States while commending the targeted group, Falun Gong, for its courage. “It’s transnational terrorism as to what they seek to do, to undermine and to hurt people who are just filled with kindness towards others,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) told a crowd of around 200 at a forum on July 17 titled “Safeguarding Freedom: Countering CCP Transnational Repression.” “There’s no boundaries to what this dictatorship will do anywhere and everywhere, and we’ve got to stand boldly against it, and you are doing that. So I really thank you.”...