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By State Newswire Report | Jan 27, 2023
Steve Yates, senior fellow and chair of the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) China Policy Initiative, said he supports House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's potential upcoming trip to Taiwan and believes the trip will demonstrate the United States' commitment to maintaining a strong relationship with the island.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 25, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) has noted that the Republican chairman of a new House Select Committee on China wants to focus on the issues of "ideological competition and human rights," but McGovern wants it made clear that human rights are not ideological.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 25, 2023
Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) said that he believes the China Select Committee's bipartisan work will be valuable in addressing the challenges posed by the current state of competition between China and the U.S. As a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Wittman is particularly eager to come up with a solution to decrease American reliance on China's critical minerals.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 25, 2023
With the U.S. Petroleum Reserves moving steadily downward for 70 weeks in a row, many believe it's time to stop selling off the country's oil, especially to our adversaries.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 25, 2023
While a newly created House Committee on China will focus on deterring the rise of their defensive capabilities, Rep. Buddy Carter believes their must also be an emphasis on the impact the country has on the production and entire supply chain of goods purchased in America and called for the pharmaceutical industry to move all production stateside.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 24, 2023
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) said the formation of the House Select Committee on China is a great chance to improve the relationship and oversight between the U.S. and China.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 24, 2023
Newly-elected U.S. Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is getting to work quickly after being elected in November 2022, voting in favor of a bill to stop the Biden administration from selling domestic oil to China.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 24, 2023
A newly formed House Committee on China is still looking for members, but U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) says CAPAC members must be included on the new committee to ensure it does not deviate from pursuing legitimate concerns and turns away from vilifying the Chinese and Chinese American communities.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 24, 2023
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, recently said that he supports the ban of social media app TikTok on House-issued devices and believes that there is bipartisan support for addressing security risks associated with China, but adds that lawmakers must be cautious moving forward to ensure that they do not provoke avoidable conflicts.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 24, 2023
Adam Savit and Royce Hood, members of the China Policy Initiative for the America First Policy Institute, recently authored a report outlining the threats posed by TikTok, the popular China-based app.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI 7th Dist.) said that banning TikTok from government devices is a good start, but he believes there is more work to do to protect Americans' data and privacy from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke then-President Donald Trump’s executive orders that looked to restrict TikTok in the U.S., saying that the popular cell phone application is a national security risk as it has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By State Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), who is serving his 12th term as the representative for Idaho's Second Congressional District, is in support of banning TikTok as a necessary step to protect sensitive data from the Chinese government.
By USDA Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
State Rep. Bobby Payne (R-FL) predicted that the Florida legislature will pass a bill this session banning entities associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other hostile nations from purchasing land in Florida.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
U.S. Congressman Bob Good (R-VA) recently called for an investigation of China's influence on America's college campuses, and their purchases of properties in the U.S., among other concerns, after he was asked what the members of the Select Committee on China should focus on once it is formed.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 20, 2023
The sponsor of a bill that would ban U.S. crude oil sales to China, which the House advanced last week in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, blamed President Joe Biden in a statement for the nation's ongoing energy and inflation crisis.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 18, 2023
Jeff Eshelman, the president and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), said that the organization supports H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.
By Sam Jackson | Jan 17, 2023
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) recently spoke on the floor of the House about China, saying both the American business and political communities are becoming too tolerant of the communist state's human rights abuses.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 17, 2023
Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) believes China purposely uses fentanyl against the United States to profit off this drug epidemic.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 17, 2023
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) said the Biden administration needs to take control of the border to stop the invasion of illegal drugs, like fentanyl, across the U.S. southern border.
