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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.


Gensler: 'Investors in U.S. markets should be protected,' audit planned of Chinese companies on U.S. stock market
China

The most extensive audit of Chinese companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange has begun by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.


Author suspects 'something is up in China'
China

Gordon G. Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War," recently said that although many rumors are circulating about China, it is basically impossible at this time to know what is true. There are rumors that a military coup took place in China and Xi Jinping is under house arrest.



Gooden: 'I am demanding' CIA director explain CCP members at think tank
China

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) questioned if CIA Director William Burns was unaware that the think-tank he presided over from 2014 to 2021 employed members of the Chinese Communist Party at its center in Beijing in 2010, or whether he was aware and deliberately concealed that information.



Richardson: Chinese authorities 'literally taking blood' to surveil minorities
China

Two new reports detail how the Chinese government is using forced DNA collections to monitor its citizens, especially dissenters and ethnic minorities, according to a report in Popular Science.



Allen: ‘Republicans know the time to hold China accountable is now’
China

Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) said he believes the Countering Communist China Act that he cosponsored is an effective measure to hold China accountable for its theft of intellectual property, human rights abuses, and attempts to infiltrate Western institutions.


Ma: U.S. universities still No. 1 in attracting Chinese students but 'the heyday's already passed'
China

The United States maintains an eroding lead in higher education, but Chinese student enrollment in U.S. universities is among factors contributing to a more downward trend, a New York-based sociologist said in a Brookings Institute podcast last month.


Adams: 'No energy to look for a real fix' to fentanyl crisis
China

Cartoonist and author Scott Adams addressed the fentanyl crisis in the United States in a Sept. 26 Twitter thread, writing current approaches are not working to mitigate the problem because they are all based on illusions.


China faces widespread financial distress: 'It is not surprising'
China

Ongoing lockdowns and the “unwinding” of a large credit bubble have seriously harmed China's financial state, and many are now wondering if and when the government will intervene, an adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said in a commentary.


Moore pens book on China: 'We must center our thinking about China and its role in the world'
China

“China’s Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Future,” Dr. Scott Michael Moore's new book, explores China’s leadership in technology and what America’s answer should be.


Xi, Putin meet at 'most important event of head-of-state diplomacy;' international security expert urges 'renewal' of American regime
China

An opinion piece by Ashley Tellis, the tata chair for strategic affairs and a senior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, recommends actions for the United States to stay ahead of China and maintain global order, including encouraging European allies to be more prepared to defend their continent.