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 The commission consists of a staff of researchers and analysts and is overseen by as many as nine members each from the [[U.S. Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], as well as senior executive branch officials. The chairmanship of the commission rotates between the majority parties from the House and Senate. The commission is currently chaired by Rep. [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] (R-NJ).<ref name="CECC" />
-On December 23, 2022, Chinese Foreign Minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] announced that Todd Stein, CECC deputy staff director, would be one of two individuals sanctioned by China with effect from the same day. The order specified that this was in retaliation to the United States having sanctioned two Chinese officials earlier that month over [[Human rights in Tibet|human rights issues in Tibet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-sanctions-two-americans-over-tibet-rights-controversy-2022-12-23/|title=China sanctions two Americans over Tibet rights controversy|last=Yew|first=Lun Tian|work=[[Reuters]]|date=2022-12-23|access-date=2022-12-29}}</ref> In an emailed comment to The Associated Press, Stein said the sanction order against him did not matter in light of the "thousands of prisoners of conscience jailed by Chinese authorities."<ref>{{cite news |title=China sanctions 2 US citizens over action on Tibet |url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-china-tibet-human-rights-c12e52c935ad074ded3c51d02b2b1138 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref>
+On December 23, 2022, Chinese Foreign Minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] announced that Todd Stein, CECC deputy staff director, would be one of two individuals sanctioned by China with effect from the same day. The order specified that this was in retaliation to the United States having sanctioned two Chinese officials earlier that month over [[Human rights in Tibet|human rights issues in Tibet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-sanctions-two-americans-over-tibet-rights-controversy-2022-12-23/|title=China sanctions two Americans over Tibet rights controversy|last=Yew|first=Lun Tian|work=Reuters|date=2022-12-23|access-date=2022-12-29}}</ref> In an emailed comment to The Associated Press, Stein said the sanction order against him did not matter in light of the "thousands of prisoners of conscience jailed by Chinese authorities."<ref>{{cite news |title=China sanctions 2 US citizens over action on Tibet |url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-china-tibet-human-rights-c12e52c935ad074ded3c51d02b2b1138 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref>
 ==Commissioners==