Lists & Dialogues: The Prisoner Information Project

JKR: Encounters with China | S01 E01 August 8, 2023

“Say the names. Focus on individual prisoners.” In this episode, host Erik Tharalsen introduces the Prisoner Information Project (PIP), an initiative launched by businessman-turned-activist John Kamm after the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. During his first testimony to Congress in support of Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status for China, Kamm pledged to use all capital gained as a result of giving market access to China to advocate for political and religious prisoners, the PIP became part of that pledge. Kamm also discusses how this led to the founding of the Dui Hua Foundation and the important role of prisoner lists for human rights dialogue with China then and now.

Related articles for this podcast:

• Prisoner Information Project
• MFN Redux
• JKR: My First Testimony to Congress

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