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By Federal Newswire | Aug 21, 2024
The Rising Threat of China: Insights from James Fanell and Bradley Thayer
By Federal Newswire | Aug 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 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...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2024
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, stated that the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act aims to address the "fentanyl crisis" by targeting drug traffickers in China and Mexico. Brown shared his statement in an Aug. 18 post on X.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2024
Congressman Jim Banks, Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, stated he has asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for answers regarding Governor Tim Walz’s trips to China while he was a member of the National Guard. Banks shared his statement in an August 13 press release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 15, 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 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.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 14, 2024
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Liselotte Odgaard stated that China is supporting Russia’s military stance in the Arctic region, posing a threat to NATO. Odgaard shared her statement in an August 5 commentary.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2024
A spokesperson for the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stated that the People's Republic of China's (PRC) announcement to impose new restrictions on three fentanyl precursors is meaningless while China continues to subsidize the manufacturing and export of fentanyl. The Select Committee shared its statement with Federal Newswire on August 8.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2024
Texas businessman Jon Pinkus has called for the United States to implement a policy of "reciprocity" regarding whether Chinese individuals and organizations should be allowed to purchase land in the U.S. Pinkus shared his statement in an August 3 post on X.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2024
Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), stated that the USCBC filed comments expressing concerns about a proposed rule from the U.S. Treasury Department that could negatively impact American businesses. Allen shared his statement in an August 2 press release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2024
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn announced the introduction of a bipartisan bill aimed at withholding funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) if the organization fails to ensure that athletes compete in the Olympics without drug assistance. Blackburn shared her statement in an August 5 post on X.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 6, 2024
A spokesperson for the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stated there is publicly available evidence confirming that the People's Republic of China (PRC) subsidizes the export of fentanyl. The spokesperson shared this statement with Federal Newswire on August 5 in response to a new White House fact sheet on fentanyl.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 6, 2024
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) stated that the presence of two Chinese and two Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Alaska underscores the necessity for the U.S. to bolster its military forces in Alaska, the Arctic, and the Indo-Pacific region. Sullivan shared his statement in a July 24 press release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 6, 2024
James Rauh and his family have won a $30 million judgment against the Zheng drug trafficking organization (DTO), which has been found liable for the death of Rauh’s son, Tommy, who died from fentanyl poisoning. This federal judgment was announced by Families Against Fentanyl on August 1.
By Federal Newswire reports | Aug 5, 2024
Leland Miller is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member of the Global Interdependence Center, nonresident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security at the Atlantic Council, and Commissioner to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is CEO of China Beige Book, which helps institutional investors navigate China's economy.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2024
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.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 2, 2024
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.
By Federal Newswire reports | Jul 31, 2024
Mark Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. He was a director of Next Digital, the publisher of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, and editor in chief of the South China Morning Post. He is the author of, “Today, Hong Kong, Tomorrow The World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere.”
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2024
Don Im, a former Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), stated that Chinese money launderers are laundering as much as one trillion dollars' worth of drug proceeds every year. Im shared his statement during a July 25 meeting of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Fentanyl Working Group.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2024
Congressman Dan Newhouse, head of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Fentanyl Working Group, stated that the Chinese government is aware that Chinese money launderers collaborate with Mexican cartels to launder proceeds from fentanyl sales. Newhouse shared his statement during a meeting held by the working group on July 24.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2024
The Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group (MCESRG) stated that Green Charter Township returned $160,000 to Gotion for "unused first responder training and equipment" at a "site of the yet-to-be-built plant," calling the deal "sketchy" and questioning if it was a ploy to create an illusion of acceptance. MCESRG made this statement in a July 30 post on X.
