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  • 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 requested information from the FDA regarding U.S. biopharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and in Xinjiang, where allegations of genocide against Uyghur people persist. Representatives Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL), and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) joined this inquiry, expressing concerns about potential intellectual property co-option by the...


  • 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 identified a growing risk posed by Chinese Wi-Fi routers in the United States, specifically those manufactured by TP-Link Technologies. They have called on the Department of Commerce to verify this threat and investigate the company.


  • WASHINGTON DC -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party appeared on NewsNation's Prime over the weekend to discuss various issues related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The topics included the CCP's purchase of land near U.S. military bases, tax rebates for fentanyl exports into the U.S., and its authoritarian alignment with Russia, Iran, and North Korea.


  • 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 led a bipartisan group of colleagues in filing an amicus brief in TikTok, et al. v. Garland. The brief defends the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which addresses the national security threat posed by Chinese ownership of TikTok, against TikTok's legal challenges that claim the bill is unconstitutional.


  • 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 introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to advance U.S. semiconductor research and development by creating an investment tax credit for semiconductor design expenditures.


  • WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released a statement following a new report by the Hong Kong Democracy Council and Students for a Free Tibet. The report, titled "Exporting Repression: Attacks on Protesters During Xi Jinping’s Visit to San Francisco in November 2023," details alleged CCP-directed attacks on activists.


  • Representatives John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), have introduced the Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2024. The proposed legislation aims to grant the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) permanent authority to withhold up to the full amount of membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) if it fails...


  • Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced the PRC Risk Transparency Act today. The bill aims to ensure transparency regarding the material and systemic risk posed by U.S. investment in and reliance on China.


  • Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act today. Original co-sponsors include House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Glenn Ivey (D-LA), Nate Moran (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), and Lou Correa (D-CA).


  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Fentanyl Policy Working Group, led by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), held its third meeting to discuss how the United States can counteract People's Republic of China (PRC) money laundering and illicit finance, which facilitates the flow of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors to the United States.


  • The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Critical Minerals Policy Working Group convened its third meeting this afternoon in Washington, D.C. The session, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), focused on the intersection of forced labor and sustainability in the mining of critical minerals. Discussions centered on policies to reduce dependence on entities involved in forced labor violations globally and explored opportunities for U.S. and allied collaboration to address these issues.


  • The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened a hearing titled "The Great Firewall and the CCP's Export of its Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State" in Washington, D.C. today. The session featured testimonies from Mr. Nat Kretchun, Senior Vice President for Programs at the Open Technology Fund; Dr. Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; and Mr. Xiao Qiang, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the China Digital Times.


  • The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing today titled "The Great Firewall and the CCP’s Export of its Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State."


  • WASHINGTON, D.C.—In an op-ed published by Newsweek, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) urges Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping to dismantle the barriers to internet access in China. Tomorrow morning, the Select Committee will host a hearing titled "The Great Firewall and the CCP’s Export of its Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State."


  • WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, 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 called for sanctions on 28 members of Hong Kong’s government. These officials are accused of contributing to human rights abuses and persecuting pro-democracy protestors amid the Chinese Communist Party's takeover of Hong Kong.


  • 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 (CCP) have sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, requesting an assessment of information that Russia has shared with the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding U.S. weapons capabilities and those of its partners and allies.


  • In a markup session today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act (H.R. 8924). The bill, spearheaded by Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Representative Young Kim (R-CA), aims to expose foreign adversaries stealing U.S. intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets of dual-use technologies critical to national security.


  • WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released a statement following the Washington Summit Declaration issued by NATO allies condemning the Chinese Communist Party for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine.


  • WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs have requested a classified briefing from the Biden administration. The chairmen expressed concerns that without robust protections, sensitive U.S.-origin technology transferred as part of the Microsoft-G42 partnership could end up in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


  • WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, questioning why the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a Chinese agricultural biotech company with close ties to the Chinese government to operate in the United States. The firm, Qi Biodesign, produces genetically engineered soybean seeds and was prioritized for USDA regulatory approval ahead of many American agricultural companies currently facing extensive delays.