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ford 2
September 27, 2023

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.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense

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ford
September 25, 2023

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. 

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense

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Uyghur Prisoners
September 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by Reuters, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas today, requesting that the cabinet officials rigorously enforce the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (UHRPA) and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

Issues: CCP Internal Repression

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austin
September 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) Gallagher and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), alongside members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today requested a briefing from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and FBI Director Christopher Wray, amidst a drastic increase in Chinese Communist Party spies accessing sensitive military, economic, and technological secrets on U.S. soil. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese citizens gained or to tried to access U.S.

Issues: CCP International Influence Defense Transnational Repression

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Yellen
September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, imploring her to withhold any federal support for Chinese battery companies in the US. The lawmakers specifically scrutinized the Department for greenlighting new plans for a Michigan battery factory owned and operated by CCP-backed, Gotion High-Tech Co.

Issues: CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber

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reedley
September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has issued its first subpoena as part of its ongoing investigation into the clandestine Chinese laboratory that local authorities uncovered in Reedley, California. 

Issues: Biosecurity CCP International Influence

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export controls
August 18, 2023

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 (CA) of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo after reports 

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression

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Internet of Things
August 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today wrote to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel requesting information about the threat of Chinese cellular modules infiltrating, tracking, and sabotaging American Internet of Things (IoT) devices. 'IoT devices' refers to any electronic device that could be connected to the internet, ranging from cars to refrigerators.

Issues: Critical Infrastructure/Cyber

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Biden and Xi
August 3, 2023

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to President Biden ahead of the Administration's widely reported executive order to curtail certain US outbound investment to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Chairman Gallagher urged the President to "meet the moment with urgency, clarity, and breadth required to address the serious national security issues we face."

Gallagher called on the President to prioritize transparency while adopting several core principles in the executive order, namely:

Issues: American Business

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blackrock msci
August 1, 2023

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.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence