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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and members of the Select Committee on the CCP, today sent a letter to Secretary Antony Blinken calling on the Administration not to renew the Agreement Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology (STA) that will expire on August 27, 2023. The lawmakers cite concern that the Chinese Communist Party has previously leveraged the STA to advance its military objectives and will continue to do so.
Last week, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party forced a university conducting military research to permanently close its CCP-aligned Confucius Institute, implored the DOJ to protect small business from CCP intellectual property theft, and spoke out against the 30-year history of failed engagement with Communist China.
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WASHINGTON, DC – On June 14, 2023, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party received notice from Alfred University that the school will close its CCP-affiliated Confucius Institute as a result of the Select Committee's investigation that began on May 31, 2023.