Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, showed his continuing support for the "China Technology Transfer Control Act."
"Sensitive U.S. technology in the hands of Communist China is a national security threat," Green posted July 31 to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "That’s why I introduced the China Technology Transfer Control Act."
Green re-introduced the bill to Congress this past March, his office announced in April. Green's bill would use export controls to curtail China's access to U.S. technology and intellectual property, according to a news release from his office.
“My bill controls U.S. exports of certain technology and intellectual property important to U.S. national interests to the People’s Republic of China," Green said in the release. He said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its "network of state-sponsored enterprises" have used espionage and the extensive theft of intellectual properties to "gain a crucial advantage in developing advanced technologies.
"We cannot ignore this threat," Green said in the release. "If we do, Chinese spy balloons won’t be the only threat we have to worry about."
Other members of Congress also have raised concerns about China’s activities, Federal Newswire reported July 18, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., urged the Department of Justice to act against Chinese surveillance centers which the CCP refer to as "Overseas Chinese Service Centers." Blackburn also referred to the Chinese surveillance balloon, Confucius institutes and other forms of what she called “soft propaganda.”
Federal Newswire also reported July 25 Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the ranking member of the House Committee on the CCP, said the U.S. must make its cyber security stronger. This came after Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, had his email account hacked by cyber attackers connected to the CCP, the Wall Street Journal reported in the Federal Newswire story.
Green said in his release there is "no question about" the CCP's desire to see the U.S. weakened and to create an international order "subservient to China's interests.
“Turning a blind eye to this aggressive ambition on the world stage is a catastrophic mistake," Green said in the release.
He said the CCP's possession of U.S. technology "only hurts our children and grandchildren" and is something "our next generation will pay for," according to the release.
“Thirty-four years ago, the CCP massacred peaceful protestors in Tiananmen Square," Green said in the release. "Since this horrific event, the CCP has used its advanced technology to erase its own history; and with it, its misdeeds. This is why we must be cautious about the technology we export to China. We must ensure we aren’t giving the CCP the tools to harm our nation or its own people."
