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WASHINGTON, DC—Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have written to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. They requested that the Department consider regulating Chinese drones operating in the United States due to concerns about espionage, data collection, and national security risks.
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WASHINGTON DC—Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) has sent a letter to Department of Commerce Under Secretary Kathi Vidal, urging the Administration to provide a full accounting of the national security damage caused by the United States and China's Science and Technology Agreement (STA). Despite claims from the Biden Administration that the STA has resulted in no dual-use technology transfer, concerns remain about its potential impact on U.S. national security.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has co-sponsored the No American Land for the Chinese Communist Party Act alongside Select Committee member Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA). The legislation aims to prevent the CCP from purchasing land adjacent to federally owned land.
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WASHINGTON DC — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party appeared on the Federal Newswire's "China Desk" podcast with host Steve Yates in a new episode released today. During the discussion, Chairman Moolenaar addressed his leadership of the Select Committee and outlined his congressional priorities to counteract the Chinese Communist Party's global ambitions, including issues related to fentanyl, supply chains, and trade.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has co-sponsored the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act. This legislation aims to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring batteries from six companies based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as part of broader efforts to decouple the supply chain from a key geopolitical adversary.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In two letters to the Department of Homeland Security, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) has presented new evidence implicating major Chinese battery manufacturers Gotion and CATL in state-sponsored slave labor and the ongoing Uyghur genocide. Despite these ties, both companies have expanded their operations in the United States.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released a statement today regarding the appointment of Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) to serve on the Select Committee.
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This morning, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a bipartisan press conference to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. The event, titled "Tiananmen at 35 - The Ongoing Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in China," took place in Washington, D.C.
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Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Coons (D-DE), have expressed significant concerns regarding MSCI's decision to remove its forced labor red flag for Volkswagen's factory in China.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and all 11 Republican members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The letter calls for the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to investigate six People's Republic of China (PRC) companies allegedly supporting Iran’s military and energy sector. These companies are accused of helping Iran circumvent existing U.S. sanctions, thereby jeopardizing U.S. strategic interests.
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Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have requested a briefing from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines. The briefing is to address concerns regarding GenScript Biotechnology, a biotech firm from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and its ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement today regarding the guilty verdicts handed down in Hong Kong against pro-democracy advocates under China's National Security Law.
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On May 23, 2024, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a roundtable in the U.S. Capitol Building titled "The Future of Hong Kong: U.S. Policy Going Forward." Lawmakers and experts discussed the prosecution of pro-democracy activists by the Hong Kong government and its transnational repression on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The implications of the deteriorating rule of law in Hong Kong for the United States and potential responses by the U.S. government were also addressed.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to initiate a formal investigation into doping allegations involving Chinese swimmers. The request follows the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision to allow these athletes to participate in the 2021 Olympics despite testing positive for illegal substances. Reps. Carlos Gimenez...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Drone Advocacy Alliance for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The advocacy group is funded by DJI, a Chinese drone company.
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On May 20, 2024, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement on Taiwan's inauguration of new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim.
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The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened for a hearing this morning, titled "All Roads Lead to Beijing? The CCP's Global Development Offensive." The panel of witnesses included Mr. David Trulio, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Mr. Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and Dr. Brad Parks, Executive Director of AidData at William & Mary's Global Research Institute.
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In Washington D.C., the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened a hearing titled 'All Roads Lead to Beijing? The CCP's Global Development Offensive.' The hearing was led by Chairman Moolenaar, who delivered the opening remarks.
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Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party recently appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the Biden Administration's new tariffs on imports from China. Moolenaar also participated in NPR's Morning Edition radio program to further elaborate on the tariffs and the U.S.'s strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party.
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Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, along with House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup D.P.M. (R-OH), issued a statement following the 40 to 1 vote by the House Oversight Committee to advance the BIOSECURE Act to the House floor.