then we'll hear from bob fu, one of the leaders of the 1989 student democracy movement in tiananmen square, and later became a house church pastor and founder along with his wife. in 1996, authorities arrested and imprisoned them for their wo work. after their release, they escaped to the united states and founded china aid foundation. he has been, again, like mr. genser, a great source of information and is accurate as well as actionable, so i thank him for his leadership on behalf of people of all faith, including and especially christians, who are suffering so much in the people's republic of china. i'd like to now ask geng ho to present her testimony. >> louder, please? [ speaking foreign language ] >> can you hear me? okay, yes. [ speaking chinese ] >> greetings, everyone. greetings to chairman and mr. co-chairman. thank you for inviting me to speak about my husband, imprisoned human rights lawyer. i would like to thank the commission for holding this hearing and everyone in attendance for interest in this case. [ speaking chinese ] >> translator: my husband is a lawyer in china. he r

we will hear from bob fu, pastor fu who also spent time while in china, will discuss the free gao campaign and the need to hold china accountable for its ongoing harassment. the case of kwo kwun, a former criminal court officer and former university associate professor, illustrates how chinese officials target citizens who attempt to form independent political parties or use the internet to organize or to pose online opinions deemed too politically sensitive. in 2007, mr. kwon began posting a series of open letters to top government leaders, advocating on behalf of laid-off workers, demilitarized military contracts and displaced farmers and also wrote letters calling for a multiparty rule and government reforms. because his writings were considered two critical by the government, he lost his university professorship and was further demoted from a communist democratically state-approved party and then formed his own party. and for that, he has gotten -- and these other things -- he has gotten a ten-year prison sentence. the hearing today continues the congressional-executive commission's wo