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Stefanik: 'DJI drones pose the national security threat of TikTok, but with wings'
China

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Congressman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., recently proposed a new legislation, which seeks to add a Chinese drone manufacturer to the Federal Communications Commission Covered List over national security fears.


Rubio on Wuhan lab and COVID-19: 'Beijing hid the truth'
China

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has released a new report on the origins of the COV-19 pandemic, citing increasing evidence that it started by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.


Luetkemeyer: 'I introduced a bill to hold TikTok accountable'
China

Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer recently introduced legislation to hold TikTok accountable amid security concerns.


Murray: 'We need to make sure that we invest in America across the board'
China

A free and open Indo-Pacific region is a central objective of U.S. foreign policy, which is reflected in President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget which calls for major expenditures in the region.


CSIS panelists discuss China's views on how it would withstand economic sanctions
China

China's evaluation of the effects economic sanctions have had on Russia and its own strategies should it be the target of broad-based sanctions was discussed recently by experts on the subject.


DeSantis on bill signing: 'the Chinese Communist party is the United States’ greatest geopolitical threat'
China

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation aimed at countering the negative impact of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the state.


Banks: 'Disney publicly praised Chinese Communist Party agencies committing genocide and then privately scorned their victims'
China

Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), a member of the Select Committee on China, has sent a letter to Disney executives, slamming them for dropping out of a scheduled meeting with victims of the ongoing genocide against ethnic minorities in China.


Utah representative says congressional support for PCB bill 'is needed to reduce reliance on China'
China

Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) have reintroduced the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act, which aims to encourage domestic printed circuit board (PCB) production to help decrease American reliance on China.


Former DEA supervisor: Chinese organized crime enables cartels to traffic 'fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States'
China

Christopher Urben, a former group supervisor with the Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before the Congressional House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on April 26.


Lankford on Chinese nationals purchasing agricultural land: 'Every region of Oklahoma is concerned about foreign nationals buying up farmland'
China

For several years, foreign nationals have been buying up farmland in Oklahoma, and some are now allegedly working with criminal organizations to operate illegal ventures within America.


Think tank director on Chinese money-laundering organizations: ‘The U.S., as well as the international community, need to take the threat presented by CMLOs very seriously’
China

In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, Channing Mavrellis, illicit trade director of Washington think tank Global Financial Integrity, warned heavily of how Chinese money-laundering organizations (CMLOs) are benefiting drug cartels.


American Petroleum Institute president: New bills 'will speed up approvals, create American jobs and enable the faster movement of energy'
China

U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) have introduced two bills aimed at reforming the permitting processes for mining and environmental reviews.


National Mining Association: 'Serious mine permitting reforms are sorely needed, and we applaud Sens. Barrasso and Capito for leading the way'
China

Two bills aimed at reforming the permitting processes for mining and environmental reviews have been introduced by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).


Presidential candidate Ramaswamy: Americans addicted to Chinese products
China

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy contends Americans have become addicted to Chinese products like fentanyl, TikTok, and even the national debt, and maintains it is time for America to become independent from China and the Chinese Communist Party.


Cha: 'Reestablishing those bilateral relationships was quite important'
China

Participants in the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) panel, “Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region” on May 4, stressed the participation of allies in the region.


Foreign policy expert: 'U.S. influence in MENA appears to be plummeting while China’s rises'
China

A Middle East Fellow at the Wilson Center wrote in a commentary that the United States is losing influence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as China bolsters its relationship with Saudi Arabia.


Bush: U.S.-Taiwan-China status quo imperfect, 'but it’s a hell of a lot better than any of the other options'
China

Authors of a book on U.S.-Taiwan-China relations participated in a Brookings Institution panel May 1 to discuss growing concerns about China’s intentions and plans for Taiwan.


Rotella: 'There was all kinds of evidence'  Chinese government complicit in aiding cartel crime
China

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been consistently complicit in aiding cartel crime, ProPublica senior reporter Sebastian Rotella said during a Federal Newswire interview.


Burchett: 'Universities chasing Chinese Communist dollars are endangering our national security'
China

An Ohio state senator is introducing a bill that will require public universities and colleges in Ohio to provide full disclosure of donations made by affiliates of the People's Republic of China.


‘Never allow ourselves to be susceptible to failures of imagination,’ says Mayorkas of new DHS AI task force
China

In an effort to combat artificial intelligence threats out of China, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a task force to counter developing threats.