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Senators condemn fraud charges by Chinese Community Party: 'Jimmy Lai is a man of integrity and character'
China

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) condemned the fraud charges against a British pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong through a statement released in conjunction with other members of the Foreign Relations Committee.


FIRE: 'Critiquing of a government body whether it be foreign or domestic is a key component of free speech expression'
China

A non-profit civil liberties group based in Philadelphia issued an open letter about a year ago in defense of a student organization suspended by Emerson College in Boston after organization members passed out stickers cryptically critical of China.


Pompeo: Lai conviction 'a miscarriage of justice'
China

A Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai of fraud for allegedly violating a lease by operating a consulting firm out of an office owned by a government-owned entity, NBC News reported.


Garland on China meddling with individuals in U.S.: 'They did not succeed'
China

Members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents are among 13 individuals charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged efforts made in the U.S. to benefit the Chinese government.


Multiple churches banned across China
China

The Chinese government continues to close down Christian house churches and other places of worship all across China. Religious freedom in China is getting worse by the day.


Harshbarger: Biden China policy 'has had very little bark, let alone any bite'
China

The Biden Administration's ineffectual national security strategy has only served to embolden China and weaken American security, said U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn..


Tiffany: Biden administration 'wedded to a feckless, 1970s-era One China Policy'
China

Rep. Tom Tiffany, (R-Wis.) said that U.S. foreign policy must uphold Taiwan as a free country that is independent of China and its outdated “One China Policy,” saying the United States can no longer allow Beijing to grow rich off of our fence-sitting.


Shellenberger calls for ban on cheap solar panels: 'They are being made by incarcerated Uyghur Muslims'
China

Michael Shellenberger, an author who writes about politics and the environment, called for an end to purchasing solar panels from China because some of them are produced through forced labor.


Stefanik on National Security Strategy: 'The continued naivete of the Biden administration threatens our national security'
China

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said the Biden administration is naive to think China is willing to work together with the U.S. toward shared goals, as stated in the administration's recently released National Security Strategy.


Scott: 'Communist China is an existential threat to the United States'
China

Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) said that although Biden's National Security Strategy acknowledges the threat that China poses, his administration has taken little actual action to confront that threat.


Rep. Banks on Biden’s national security strategy
China

Today, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems Jim Banks released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy


Trump: Fentanyl 'is ripping our country apart'
China

Former President Donald Trump said the United States government must stop China from willfully allowing fentanyl to be sold to Mexican cartels who smuggle it into the U.S., ultimately leading to thousands of American overdoses.


Stefanik: 'The Chinese Communist Party must be held accountable for their role in the pandemic'
China

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently announced that she has called for an investigation to determine the origin of COVID-19 and believes additional oversight is necessary for research funding.


Joske: China at forefront of 'real global struggle for influence'
China

A China analyst and author said Australia, the United States and other countries need sunlight, legislation, capability and deterrence to keep the Chinese Communist Party’s undue influence out of their countries.


King: 'We simply cannot afford an ad hoc China policy'
China

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) supports forming a China Grand Strategy Commission to address the growing threats from China, which would lay out a comprehensive approach to how to deal with those threats while avoiding a war.


Herrell on Chinese backed Confucius Institutes: 'The United States should not tolerate such glaring security risks'
China

Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-NM) recently said the United States needs to address Confucius Institutes and other Chinese government involvement in American education and research institutions in the interest of national security.


Kennedy: Survey finds Taiwan firms split between dependence on China, 'possibility of military conflict'
China

A survey by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) of more than 500 Taiwanese companies found many are concerned by both their reliance on China and the potential for military conflict.


Comer: 'China’s ownership of U.S. farmland is a threat to our food security and national security'
China

Congressman James Comer (R-KY) recently said that he is calling on the Government Accountability Office to investigate Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland and to be transparent with Americans about efforts to address this issue.


Womack: 'Every safeguard should be in place to protect our farmlands and agriculture production'
China

Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) recently said that in light of supply chain complications that arose from relying on China, it makes sense to establish protections on U.S. farming.


In China, it’s not what you think
China

Concern has been raised in the West about a period of absence by China's leader, Xi Jinping, and by recent military activity inside China.