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Textile organization hails federal scrutiny of Shein: 'It's time to stop forced labor apparel from bleeding into our market'
China

The popular fast-fashion company based in China is being questioned by a group of U.S. Senators over its use of cotton textiles traced to a region in China which uses forced labor.


Westerman: 'America should be the world leader in energy and mineral production and innovation'
China

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) said during an oversight hearing held on Feb. 8 that he wants Americans to get the message that the U.S. is blessed with resources that can be developed.


AFPI's Yates: 'Noem will discuss her experience fighting China’s communist party influences in our states'
China

Stephen Yates, senior fellow and chair of the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) China Policy Initiative, said South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at an AFPI event on Wednesday, where she will discuss her efforts to combat Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence via TikTok and agricultural land purchases in South Dakota.


Former White House chief strategist on new book: 'Curtis Ellis will be remembered as an economic nationalist who answered the call and manned the ramparts'
China

A book, "Pandemonium: China's Global Strategy to Cripple America," penned by economic and trade expert Curt Ellis shortly before his death in 2021, is being published by Post Hill Press and is receiving praise from a number of policy experts, including Michael Pillsbury, director for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute, and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, who wrote the book's preface.


Abbott plans TikTok ban because 'the security risks must not be underestimated or ignored'
China

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Feb. 6 his statewide model security plan to ban the app TikTok and other software on state government-issued devices.


Stauber: Biden administration 'prefers minerals mined by child slaves at Chinese-owned mines in the Congo'
China

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, criticized President Joe Biden for importing Chinese-owned critical earth minerals rather than mining the minerals domestically.


Yates, Tobin: China 'should not be allowed to acquire' U.S. farmland.
China

Steve Yates of America First Policy Institute and South Dakota State Sen. Erin Tobin (R) detailed the threat China poses to American security in a recent op-ed with the Dakota Scout.


Khanna: 'We need answers from the CCP about their surveillance of critical assets'
China

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the U.S. needs answers about the Chinese surveillance balloon that passed over the country earlier this month.


Latta: U.S. must be 'an attractive place to invest' in developing satellite technology
China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) said China is the greatest threat in the changing satellite communications marketplace.


Arizona Republican calls Biden administration 'utterly incompetent' for not shooting down Chinese spy balloon sooner
China

As the Chinese surveillance balloon made its way across the continental U.S. before being shot down this past weekend, a freshman Republican congressman from Arizona wondered aloud on social media what was taking so long


GOP congressmen back annual review of China's human rights record
China

U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.) have reintroduced legislation that would require the president to assess China’s human rights record annually and use those findings to evaluate the status of U.S.-China trade.


Burchett: 'No excuse for allowing unapproved Chinese aircraft into U.S. airspace'
China

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told State Newswire the Biden administration needs to stand up to China and address the national security threat posed by the Chinese balloon that flew over the U.S. before it was shot down Feb. 4.


New Jersey congressman called for 'decisive consequences' day before Chinese spy balloon was shot down
China

A Republican congressman from New Jersey called for "decisive consequences" the day before the shooting down of Chinese surveillance balloon this past weekend.


SC's Duncan: China 'building a heck of a lot of coal-fired power plants, fossil fuel generation, mining rare-earths'
China

Many people are focusing on China adding renewable energy sources such as solar and wind to their energy production portfolio, but they are ignoring China's large-scale construction of other energy sources.


McHenry: 'China is not an ally or a strategic partner'
China

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently said in a hearing that the Committee is committed to addressing the economic threats posed by China by doubling down on American values to outcompete China.


Bilirakis: China ‘will stop at nothing to undermine our global leadership’
China

Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis said the Chinese are turning their attention toward establishing new global standards for emerging technologies to create favorable environments for their companies.


AFPI: Group supports 'efforts to protect South Dakotans and Americans from the CCP's malign influence'
China

Steven Yates and Adam Savit of America First Policy Institute recently visited South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to support her efforts as well as advise legislators of the threat of the Chinese Communist Party on American land and influence.


China expert Steve Yates: ‘The CCP is a dangerous adversary of the United States’
China

The chair of the America First Policy Institute’s China Policy Initiative has taken his campaign against the Chinese Communist Party’s ownership of American farmland to the South Dakota capitol.


Rep. Griffith questions DOE grant to company dependent on CCP policies
China

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, questioned why the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $200 million grant to a company with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rather than an American company during a committee hearing on energy expansion.


Rodgers: China seeks to 'undermine us in a range of advanced communications technologies'
China

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said that China is now making attempts to outpace America in advanced communication technologies, specifically next-gen satellite tech in which they seek to embed their authoritarianism.