On Nov. 8, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) held its annual summit in Brussels, Belgium, bringing together over 290 cross-party parliamentarians from more than 40 countries and the EU. The summit issued the Brussels Declaration and passed several key resolutions. One legislative statement explicitly called for establishing international standards to curb the crime of forced organ harvesting, strongly condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for organ harvesting targeting Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, and other minority groups. Meanwhile, recent U.S. reforms in organ transplantation and public criticism of the CCP’s organ harvesting crimes underscore global attention to this issue.
IPAC Summit: A robust international response
The core of IPAC’s Brussels Declaration is a legislative statement aimed at upholding medical ethics and human rights through clear policy recommendations to prevent complicity in forced organ harvesting. The declaration cites credible evidence confirming state-sanctioned or tacitly approved organ harvesting in mainland China, with victims primarily including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, and other prisoners of conscience. This crime was unanimously condemned by attending parliamentarians as a “gross violation of human rights.”
The legislative statement proposed five core measures:
- Prohibit citizens from receiving organ transplants abroad from unknown sources or without voluntary donor consent;
- Require medical institutions to report suspected cases of forced organ harvesting or trafficking;
- Establish national transplant registries to ensure transparency and traceability in organ transplantation;
- Ban cooperation with foreign institutions involved in forced organ harvesting;
- Include individuals or entities involved in forced organ harvesting on international sanctions lists.
Lin Xiaoxu, executive director of Shen Ce Think Tank, stated that this legislative statement sets a moral baseline for the global medical and legal communities. He urged governments to swiftly adopt and implement these measures, prioritizing the eradication of forced organ harvesting.
Additionally, the Brussels Declaration named the CCP as a primary perpetrator of transnational repression, exposing its sophisticated system of digital surveillance, physical intimidation, abductions, coercion, disinformation, and abuse of legal processes. Victims have expanded beyond dissidents, journalists, and religious groups to include foreign parliamentarians, scholars, and human rights advocates.
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US actions: Severing ties with CCP organ transplantation
Echoing IPAC’s international efforts, recent U.S. reforms in organ transplantation demonstrate a firm stance against the CCP’s organ harvesting. Jan Jekielek, host of American Thought Leaders, published an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun earlier this month titled “It’s Time for the U.S. to Sever Ties with the CCP’s Organ Transplant System.” Jekielek’s forthcoming book, “Killing on Demand: The CCP’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Face of America’s Greatest Enemy”, set for release in February 2026, delves into the CCP’s organ transplant crimes.
Jekielek praised reforms led by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Under Kennedy’s leadership, HHS exposed U.S. hospitals violating the “dead donor rule,” revoked certifications for two federally funded organ procurement organizations, and introduced comprehensive reforms, including appointing patient safety officers, enhancing oversight, and adopting a zero-tolerance policy for violations. These actions reflect moral courage aimed at restoring ethical standards in the U.S. organ transplant system.
However, Jekielek noted that U.S. violations pale in comparison to the CCP’s organ harvesting crimes. In recent years, troubling collaborations have emerged between U.S. medical institutions and CCP organ transplant centers. For instance, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and New York’s Mount Sinai Health System have trained hundreds of Chinese transplant surgeons and established formal partnerships with CCP institutions, lending them a veneer of “legitimacy.” In May 2025, the U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP wrote to Harvard University, highlighting cases of its researchers collaborating with Chinese organ transplant studies, some funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Moreover, the CCP’s organ transplant industry relies on U.S. and European organ preservation fluids, surgical tools, and immunosuppressive drugs, which fueled the organ harvesting boom at its peak.
Even more shocking, recently uncovered dialogue between CCP leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the 2015 Victory Day parade referenced a “981 Project” aiming for a 150-year lifespan through “continuous organ transplantation,” exposing the CCP leadership’s systematic control over organ harvesting. Jekielek stressed that the U.S. must immediately sever ties with the CCP’s organ transplant system to uphold the dignity of human life.
The future of global cooperation
U.S. reforms extend beyond domestic efforts. Jekielek proposed expanding Kennedy’s reforms internationally, such as adopting a model similar to the 2011 Wolf Amendment to restrict U.S. institutions from collaborating with CCP organ transplant programs unless ethical organ sourcing is verified. Additionally, two pending federal bills—the Falun Gong Protection Act and the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025—would impose sanctions and revoke passports for individuals involved in CCP organ trafficking. Both passed the House in May 2025 and await Senate approval. If enacted, they would represent the U.S.’s strongest response to organ harvesting crimes.
At the state level, Texas, Tennessee, and Iowa have passed laws prohibiting health insurance from covering transplants using Chinese organs, with similar bills advancing federally. These efforts complement IPAC’s international standards, forming a global framework to counter CCP organ harvesting.
To date, countries including Israel, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Norway, and Taiwan have passed laws banning citizens from receiving organ transplants in China. These measures aim to combat organ trafficking and uphold human rights and medical ethics. In late 2022, Canada passed Bill S-223, criminalizing cross-border organ trafficking, prohibiting citizens from participating in non-consensual organ transplants, and barring involved individuals from entry. The UK amended its Human Tissue Act in 2022, banning organ buying and selling globally, criminalizing organ trafficking with up to seven years’ imprisonment, and, in 2024, mandating transplant nurses to report transplant tourism cases to strengthen oversight and sever ties with the CCP’s organ system. While Canadian and UK laws do not explicitly target China, their global bans and transparency mechanisms effectively curb such activities. These laws mark a collective international response to the CCP’s organ harvesting crimes.
The IPAC summit declaration signals a growing global consensus that the CCP’s organ harvesting and transnational repression are not only human rights crises but also challenges to global democracy and ethics. Through legislation, sanctions, and international cooperation, countries can collectively sever ties with the CCP’s crimes and rebuild public trust in medical systems.
By Xiao Ran
