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Balancing Act -- Robert Daly on the Evolution of US-China Relations and the Legacy of Ambassador Jim Lilley
China

Robert Daly is the Director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.


Congressman Sablan in favor of extending Compact agreements: 'at a time when China seeks to dominate the Western Pacific'
China

This week, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI), co-chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources Indo-Pacific Task Force, issued a press release urging Congress to extend Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreements with Pacific Island countries.


Williams: Luft 'subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies'
China

An eight count indictment has come down on Gal Luft with crimes related to willful failure to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, arms trafficking, Iranian sanctions violations and other offenses.


Gallagher: 'The CCP abuses seemingly innocuous research collaborations'
China

Congress is investigating “grave research security concerns” surrounding the University of California Berkeley’s joint institute with Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen government in China.


Peltola on sensitive sites bill: 'It’s critical that we protect our military sites from hostile surveillance or sabotage'
China

Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola has co-sponsored the Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites from Foreign Adversaries Act, saying she sees the need to increase security around sensitive U.S. sites such as military bases, such as those in Alaska.


Rep. Gallagher: 'The United States cannot allow foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party and its proxies to acquire real estate near sensitive sites'
China

The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led by Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher, declared that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will now possess jurisdiction over all land acquisitions made by foreign adversaries near "sensitive" sites within the United States. This decision grants CFIUS the authority to regulate such purchases in order to protect national security interests.


Drake: 'China has shown no willingness to seriously reform its non-market state-led mercantilist policies'
China

The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hosted a debate on trade relations between the U.S. and China, moderated by Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.


U.S. House committee chairs quiz Berkeley about 'seemingly innocuous research collaborations' with Chinese university
China

Chairs of two Congressional committees want to know what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might be getting out of a California University's partnership with a Beijing University


Scott: 'Our DOD dollars should never be used to purchase CCP battery technology'
China

Last week, Georgia Rep. Austin Scott revealed his introduction of amendments to be incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act.


President of ChinaAid Bob Fu: "Hanmei Xu has been closely controlled and monitored without freedom of movement by agents arranged by the Communist Party of China"
China

Hanmei “Hannah” Xu and Qingxin “Pure Heart” Li, wife and son of Dr. Li Baiguang, made it to the U.S. from China and are currently seeking asylum. ChinaAid reported the arrival in a press release detailing the life of Dr. Li Baiguang who died in China in 2018.


'We cannot sit idly by and let this happen,' Rep. Green says following Chinese espionage report
China

Tennessee Representative Mark Green expressed his condemnation of the recent espionage activities conducted by the CCP in a tweet last week. He also highlighted his proposed bill, the "China Technology Transfer Control Act," which aims to address this issue.


Sen. Blackburn: 'The Chinese Communist Party is setting up centers in the U.S. to surveil Americans'
China

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called on the Department of Justice to take action on Chinese surveillance centers in cities across the U.S. in a July 11 tweet. In the tweet, she shared a video from her recent appearance on Fox News.


Savit: 'This new bill would give CFIUS new teeth'
China

Adam Savit, director of the China Policy Initiative at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), said the newly introduced "Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act" is notable for several reasons.


Rep. Gallagher, House Select Committee warn against 'perils of doing business in China'
China

The House Select Committee on the CCP issued a stern warning during the July 13 hearing in Washington, telling U.S. companies that engaging in business in China carries a steep price and an unstated partnership with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


Whyman: 'The report argues that cloud is a strategic driver of economic growth and national security'
China

The Center for Strategic and International Studies held a live panel discussion July 12 on the recently published report on competing for the future of cloud computing.


Global tech expert Matt Shaheen: 'China’s emerging AI governance framework will reshape how the technology is built and deployed.'
China

China's emerging development of artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, often overlooked in the U.S., are "some of the world’s earliest and most detailed" and can be used to predict Chinese plans with AI that Western nations can use, says a paper by Matt Sheehan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.


Congresswoman Steel: 'The CCP’s organ harvesting is a gross human rights violation'
China

Congresswoman Michelle Steel, R-CA, has slammed China's organ harvesting practices and stressed the importance of preventing any involvement or complicity from the United States.


Drexel: AI research by U.S. companies in China is 'fueling the repressions in Xinjiang and elsewhere'
China

Bill Drexel, an associate fellow for the technology and national security program at the Center for a New American Security, said the U.S. unknowingly assisted China’s repressive use of technology.


Currency Wars and Beyond: Shihoko Goto on How China's Bold Moves are Reshaping Asia's Financial Landscape
China

Shihoko Goto is the Director of Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise and Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Center. She previously worked at The World Bank.


Ernst: 'China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific must be deterred'
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said the U.S. lacks the arsenal required to deter the Chinese from obtaining greater power in the Pacific region, writing in a Fox News editorial with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) that legislation is needed to empower the military to match China’s missile capabilities.