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WASHINGTON, DC – "It is unconscionable for any U.S. company to profit from investments that fuel the military advancement of America’s foremost foreign adversary and facilitate human rights abuses. We therefore seek additional information regarding this deeply troubling matter," - Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote in a letter to the CEOs of BlackRock and MSCI on Monday. |
WASHINGTON D.C. -- This morning, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party delivered remarks as the featured speaker at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's event "Can China Innovate in Advanced Industries?"
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing titled, "Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China".
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, "The Biden Administration's PRC Strategy". |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) of the House Committee on Small Business, and Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX) of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology announced today their decision to send joint letters to the 11 federal agencies who participate in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, providing billions of dollars annually to small American technology companies. These letters aim to address concerns over China’s exploitation of American taxpayer-funded innovation and to safeguard U.S. national security.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled the findings of their bipartisan investigation into five U.S. venture capital firms. The lawmakers found that these firms invested at least $3 billion in, and provided expertise and other benefits to, People's Republic of China (PRC) critical technology companies, including many aiding the Chinese military, surveillance state, or the CCP's genocide in Xinjiang.
WATCH: Lawmakers on the Critical Minerals Policy Working Group unveil new bipartisan legislation in the working group's last meeting of the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party's Fentanyl and Critical Minerals Policy Working Groups held their inaugural meetings.
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, and Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo after reports revealed that she is considering joining the Chinese government in a working group after her trip to China later
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement in response to President Biden's
Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) released the following statement after United Arab Emirate firm, G42, announced it has sold its stake in Chinese companies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today released the below on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announcing that no companies in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong would be included in its I Fund benchmark, a move that will ensure federal government employee savings will not be passively invested in Chinese companies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In July, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party opened an investigation into Ford’s proposed licensing agreement with CCP-aligned electric vehicle battery maker, CATL. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the statement below following reports that Ford will pause the agreement.
"After months of investigation by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, we're encouraged to see Ford take a crucial first step to reevaluate its deal with Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm, CATL. CATL's deep ties to CCP forced labor have no place in the American market and make the company exceptionally unfit to receive American taxpayer dollars. Now, Ford needs to call off this deal for good."
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today wrote to the Biden administration, calling for immediate action to counter the malign trade actions of drone manufacturers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Companies like DJI and Autel Robotics receive immense subsidies from the Chinese government, enabling Chinese drone makers to overtake 77 percent of the U.S. hobby drone market and over 90 percent of the U.S. commercial drone market.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security released the below statement following the Biden administration's announcement to create a Supply Chain Resilience Center within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to work expeditiously to initiate a rulemaking on shipping exchanges and establish healthy and fair competition in the global shipping market.
“CCP state-owned enterprises are quickly gaining market dominance in global shipping exchanges,” said Chairman Gallagher. “The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission must accelerate much-needed regulation to ensure American shippers and exchanges are not steamrolled by their CCP-backed counterparts.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today released the statement below lending their support to legislation introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the "Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act". This bipartisan bill builds on the Biden administration’s Executive Order “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern" and expands restrictions on U.S. outbound investment into critical and emerging technology companies in the People's Republic of China.
WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by Reuters, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party, today sent a letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, with recommendations for the implementation of the Biden Administration's August Executive Order on outbound American investment in China.
The recommendations are:
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today expanded a bipartisan investigation into U.S. venture capital firms investing in People's Republic of China (PRC) high-tech by launching an inquiry into Sequoia Capital and Sequoia Capital China, following the announcement that the entities will split in early 2024. GGV Capital, another venture capital firm the Select Committee is investigating, recently announced a similar separation of its U.S. and PRC operations. |
As part of their ongoing investigation into Ford Motor Company’s partnership with China-based EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) to build a Michigan factory, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee uncovered evidence that Ford plans to use technology and software from at least four Chinese companies that supply the same types of IT tools to the Chinese military, North Korean government, and China’s Ministry of Public Security.
In letters sent to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the lawmakers requested that the Biden administration immediately blacklist these four companies that Ford plans to use in its new factory with Chinese battery maker CATL.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the below statement following the Biden Administration's announcement to issue sanctions on some CCP officials under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
"While we welcome this news, the Biden Administration has dragged its feet to implement sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (UHRPA) for far too long. Most alarmingly absent from the administration’s designations is Ma Xingrui, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) boss in Xinjiang, who is responsible for implementing the CCP’s genocidal policies against the Uyghurs and other ethnic groups.
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WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by Reuters, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. |
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WASHINGTON, DC – In February, Ford announced a partnership with Chinese Communist Party-aligned battery company, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co. Limited (CATL), raising serious concerns. In a letter to Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Jason Smith of the House Committee on Ways and Means reveal new information about the licensing agreement, CATL’s ties to forced labor, and Ford’s future reliance on Chinese technology, minerals, and employees. |
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WASHINGTON, DC – While Ford Motor Company announced on September 25 that it has paused its partnership with a Chinese battery maker, lawmakers continue to have serious concerns that Ford has refused to comply with three separate congressional inquiries into its secret licensing agreement with CATL, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm. |
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Tonight, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party explored the growing peril for American companies operating in China.
Following three major CCP raids of American firms and the CCP's new ‘counterespionage law’, expert witnesses Piper Lounsbury, Shehzad Qazi, and Desmond Shum warned members of the inherent risk of doing business in China under the Chinese Communist Party's rule and questioned the American entities that uphold the CCP’s crony capitalism. |
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This morning, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hosted Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Ely Ratner, and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Thea Rozman Kendler, in a hearing titled "The Biden Administration's PRC Strategy". |
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WASHINGTON DC — In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined NewsNation Monday evening to discuss his new legislation that revokes China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations and creates a level playing field for American businesses. |
WASHINGTON DC -- In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined NewsNation's Prime over the weekend to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's purchase of land near U.S. military bases (including Chinese company Gotion in Michigan), tax rebates for the export of fentanyl into the U.S., and its authoritarian alignment with Russia, Iran and North Korea.
WASHINGTON DC — On December 24, 2024, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) to introduce legislation that restricts U.S. investments that fuel the CCP’s military, technological development, or gross human rights abuses.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party participated in a bipartisan discussion at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) about the risk certain Chinese companies pose to U.S. national security.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Critical Minerals Policy Working Group, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), held its third meeting to examine the intersection of forced labor and sustainability in the mining of critical minerals. The roundtable explored policies aimed at reducing dependence on entities involved in forced labor violations around the world and highlighted opportunities for the U.S. and its allies to collaborate on addressing forced labor issues.
NEW YORK, NY- Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and members of of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a field hearing in New York City on the systemic risk of the Chinese Communist Party to American financial stability.
The Select Committee was joined by witnesses Jay Clayton, Former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Anne Stevenson-Yang, Founder of J Capital Research, and received written testimony from Jim Chanos, President and Founder of Kynikos Associates.
Watch highlights from the hearing below.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing this morning titled "From High Tech to Heavy Steel: Combatting the PRC's Strategy to Dominate Semiconductors, Shipbuilding and Drones." Witnesses included Mr. Adam Bry, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skydio, Dr.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo regarding the newly released December 2nd export control rule on American advanced semiconductor technology going to China.
TOKYO, JAPAN — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) traveled to Japan this week to express support for the U.S.-Japan alliance and discuss ways our two countries can work together to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s rising military, economic, and ideological aggression.
In his meetings with Japanese officials, Chairman Moolenaar raised the need for increased security cooperation to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific, and urged the Japanese government to continue its work to push back on the CCP’s malign economic agenda.
Continue reading below for summaries of the delegation's key meetings.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today exposed new evidence of an American consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, working for the Chinese military and Chinese Communist Party. The lawmakers reveal how McKinsey failed to disclose consulting work for the Chinese government, and appeared to misrepresent the firm’s work for the Chinese government under oath, all while receiving over $480 million to consult for the U.S. military since 2008. In nearly 17 pages, the lawmakers outline the details of McKinsey’s work to advance the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese military, its work to shape the Chinese Communist Party’s five-year plans to surpass the United States, and its failure to report its China work as required by U.S.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), alongside Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), today introduced the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act. Original co-sponsors of this bill include House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), as well as Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Glenn Ivey (D-LA), Nate Moran (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), and Lou Correa (D-CA).
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Over the weekend, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen following the prison sentencing of 45 pro-freedom activists in Hong Kong last week. As human rights deteriorate under CCP rule and financial transactions between Hong Kong, Russia, and North Korea persist, the lawmakers seek a briefing from Treasury Department officials on potential actions the U.S. will take.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party co-sponsored the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring batteries from six companies owned and operated in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and advance efforts to decouple the supply chain from the United States’ geopolitical adversary.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, inquiring why the U.S. Department of Agriculture greenlit a Chinese agricultural biotech company with close links to the Chinese government operating in the United States. The firm, Qi Biodesign, is a company that makes genetically engineered soybean seeds and was prioritized for USDA regulatory approval ahead of many American agricultural companies that currently face extensive delays.
Select Committee Members Neal Dunn (R-FL), Dusty Johnson (SD), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), and Ben Cline (R-VA) joined the letter.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) today introduced the PRC Risk Transparency Act to ensure transparency into the material and systemic risk posed by U.S. investment in and reliance on China.
The PRC Risk Transparency Act will require public companies with meaningful exposure to China to disclose what percentage of their revenue, profit, capital investment, and supply chain is tied to the PRC. It will also require these companies to disclose their relationships with the Chinese Communist Party and with companies identified by the U.S. government as national security threats or human rights violators.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs requested a classified briefing from the Biden administration as the chairmen remain concerned that without robust protections, sensitive U.S.-origin technology transferred as part of the Microsoft-G42 partnership could end up the CCP’s hands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In two letters to the Department of Homeland Security, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) reveals shocking new evidence implicating major Chinese battery manufacturers, Gotion and CATL, in Chinese Communist Party state-sponsored slave labor and the ongoing Uyghur genocide. Despite CATL and Gotion holding these ties to Chinese paramilitary organizations and state-sponsored slave labor programs, the companies have operated and expanded their presence in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) urged the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Drone Advocacy Alliance, which is funded by Communist Chinese drone company DJI, for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Yesterday evening, the Department of Treasury released final regulations to implement President Biden's executive order that seeks to restrict investments into countries that pose a national security threat to the United States, like China. Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) issued the following statement on this development:
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, "Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to U.S. Financial Stability.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today criticized Lam Research for its failure to disclose information about the company’s sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Select Committee’s ongoing investigation. This is one of multiple investigatory steps the Select Committee is taking to shed light on China’s use of U.S. and allied semiconductor manufacturing equipment to undermine American security and interests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and all 11 Republican members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling on the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to investigate six People's Republic of China (PRC) companies that support Iran’s military and energy sector. These companies help Iran circumvent U.S. sanctions already in place, and jeopardize U.S. strategic interests.
WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by NBC, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and the Republican members on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to President Biden ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco next week. The lawmakers advised President Biden to reverse months of misguided approaches to China and challenge Xi to fulfill basic demands such as releasing American citizens wrongly imprisoned in Communist China.