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October 26, 2023
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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo Pacific, today sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, calling on the Navy to speed up the production and sale of weapons Taiwan needs to defend itself in the instance of a Chinese Communist Party invasion, like Harpoon and SLAM-ER missiles.

Issues: Taiwan

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October 18, 2023
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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.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression

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October 11, 2023
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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, alongside a group of bipartisan lawmakers, wrote to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad, urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally.

Issues: CCP International Influence Environment

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October 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the CEO of the U.S. Navy Exchange, requesting the removal of CCP-linked Lenovo products from the discounted marketplace available to servicemembers. Lenovo is a Chinese technology company with extensive ties to the People’s Liberation Army and the CCP's state-directed espionage campaigns. Lenovo’s largest shareholder is the Chinese government.

Currently, the U.S. Navy Exchange offers at least ten CCP-linked Lenovo computer and IT products.

Issues: Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense

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September 27, 2023
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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.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence

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September 19, 2023
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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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September 19, 2023
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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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September 14, 2023
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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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August 18, 2023
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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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August 8, 2023
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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