（Boston Orange編譯）美國國會眾議院撥款委員會預定7月24日審議2026年度CJS撥款法案。亞裔美國人平等正義中心（AAJC）等多個團體，抗議該法案附加悄悄指示司法部重啟已廢止的「中國行動計畫（China Initiative）」措辭，將再觸發歧視性審查亞裔學者狀況。
亞裔美人促進正義會（Asian Americans Advancing Justice，簡稱AAJC)，亞裔美國學者論壇（Asian American Scholar Forum）、停止仇恨亞太裔組織（Stop AAPI Hate），以及華人平權行動會（Chinese for Affirmative Action）等四大組織在內的的許多機構，刻正攜手呼籲，在「商務、司法、科學及相關機構（CIS）」撥款法案中，移除重啟「中國行動計劃」條款。
他們一致認為，重啟「中國行動計劃」，歧視性審查亞裔美國學者項目申請的行為將死灰復燃，並對許多人的生活和職業造成不公平的毀滅性打擊。
亞裔美人促進正義會主席兼執行長楊重遠（John C. Yang）指出，去年他們才成功阻止類似行為，如今又出現重啟「中國行動計畫」的提議，實在令人痛心。他強調，「中國行動計畫」並未有效解決國家安全問題，反而加劇社會分裂，顛覆了許多人的生活，也削弱了美國的全球競爭力。楊重遠呼籲國會議員們不要重蹈覆轍，應拒絕這種對亞裔美國社區的攻擊。
亞裔美國學者論壇執行長Gisela Perez Kusakawa則表示，重啟「中國行動計畫」會是失敗且短視的政策，將損害美國賴以維持全球競爭力的科學家和創新人才隊伍。她警告說，過去事例已證明，這計畫會錯誤地針對華裔科學家，破壞他們的職業生涯，煽動了恐懼，並阻止了頂尖人才為美國的研發做出貢獻。
停止仇恨亞太裔組織聯合創始人兼華人平權行動會聯合執行長崔貞文（Cynthia Choi）直言，以任何形式重啟「中國行動計畫」都將是一個危險的錯誤。她強調，這項計畫建立在種族偏見之上，而非國家安全，它摧毀了無數人的生活，侵犯了公民自由，壓制了學術自由，同時也削弱了美國的全球領導地位。崔貞文補充說，在當前反亞裔仇恨依然嚴峻的時刻，重啟這項計畫只會將亞裔社區置於更大的危險之中，還會合法化「亞裔美國人在自己的國家不值得信任」的種族主義觀念。
Coalition of Asian American Advocates Rejects the House Appropriation Subcommittee’s Bill Proposing Re-establishment of ‘China Initiative’
Washington, D.C. — Tomorrow, July 24, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to markup the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026. Buried in its accompanying report is language that directs the Department of Justice to effectively re-establish the now-defunct ‘China Initiative,’ a move that would revive the discriminatory profiling of Asian American scholars and unfairly devastate the livelihoods and careers of many. In response, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), Stop AAPI Hate, and Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) come together to call for the removal of this provision from the bill.
“It is disheartening to see the return of language proposing the reinstatement of the now-defunct China Initiative after we successfully countered efforts to include it in last year’s appropriations package,” said John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC. “This language once again threatens to reverse the progress we have made and target Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars under the guise of national security. Let’s be clear: the first iteration of this program did not address national security. Instead, it fueled division, upended lives and curbed our country’s global competitiveness. We urge lawmakers not to repeat history and to reject these attacks on racial justice and equity by removing language in the report that targets Asian American communities.”
“Reinstating the China Initiative would revive a failed and shortsighted policy that hurt the workforce of scientists and innovators that our country depends on to stay globally competitive,” said Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Executive Director of the Asian American Scholar Forum. “We’ve already seen how this program undermined American innovation by wrongfully targeting scientists of Chinese descent, derailing careers, stoking fear, and deterring brilliant minds from contributing to U.S. research and development. In a global race for talent, we cannot afford to lose the very people driving advances in medicine, energy, artificial intelligence, and other critical fields that impact all Americans. Reviving this program would send a chilling message to the world’s top minds: that the U.S. values suspicion over science. We must not repeat a chapter that not only ruined so many lives, but also weakened our innovation ecosystem and compromised our national interest.”
“To bring back the China Initiative in any way, shape, or form would be a dangerous mistake,” said Cynthia Choi, Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate and Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action. “It was built on racial bias, not national security – and fueled the wrongful targeting of Asian American scientists and scholars, often without evidence or due process. It shattered lives, violated civil liberties, and chilled academic freedom, all while weakening America’s global leadership. At a time when anti-Asian hate remains a serious threat, the China Initiative would put our communities into even greater danger — and legitimize the racist notion that Asian Americans can’t be trusted in their own country.”
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