Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official Website
In a recent editorial, The Washington Examiner addressed concerns about American companies engaging in partnerships with Chinese firms that could pose risks to U.S. national security. The editorial referenced actions by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including a letter sent to Ford CEO Jim Farley regarding Ford's partnership with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), identified as a Chinese military company.
On January 28, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the House Select Committee on China, wrote to Ford CEO Jim Farley about plans to use U.S. battery manufacturing facilities for lithium iron phosphate cells and energy storage systems, using technology licensed from CATL. Moolenaar raised concerns that such arrangements might violate laws prohibiting tax credits for licensing agreements with certain foreign entities and questioned whether Ford was partnering with BYD, another Chinese auto company.
Moolenaar stated: "Ford should work with our nation’s allies, not our adversaries."
The editorial argued that American businesses have often supported the CCP in pursuit of profits and market access in China, but warned that such ventures can endanger national security. It noted China's strategy of attracting Western businesses only to acquire their technology and intellectual property without making similar investments in research and development.
Quoting former Defense Intelligence Agency officials David R. Shedd and Andrew Badger from their book *The Great Heist*, the editorial highlighted: “Their loss undermines the very military advantage that has underwritten decades of global stability and American primacy.”
The editorial also cited a December 2025 report by the House Select Committee on China which found that Chinese entities were accessing Energy Department intellectual property through collaborations funded by U.S. taxpayers. According to this investigation, there is "a pervasive and deeply troubling pattern of U.S. taxpayer-funded research being conducted in collaboration with Chinese entities that are directly tied to China’s defense research and industrial base–many of which appear on U.S. government national security entity lists."
The piece concluded: "America is practically giving away its hard-won advantages. That’s a recipe for disaster and defeat for the U.S. and its allies. It must be stopped."
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party operates as a bipartisan committee within the U.S. House of Representatives official website. Its role includes analyzing economic and security challenges posed by competition with the CCP, formulating policy ideas, proposing legislation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, safeguarding innovation, supporting supply chain stability, addressing potential threats to national security, and fostering coordinated governmental responses official website.
