Letters
This week, a bipartisan group of legislators urged Secretary of State Blinken to issue a report on prison conditions in Hong Kong and take additional diplomatic steps to address reported instances of torture and mistreatment of political prisoners.
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 the Italian Ambassador to the United States today, urging Italy to increase the protection of a notable Chinese dissident, Li Ying. Li had become widely known for sharing uncensored updates and videos within China following the White Paper protests and the CCP’s draconian COVID lockdowns.
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 letters to industry leaders in semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), regarding their businesses' sales to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo drawing her attention to China's distortion of fair market practices and its impact on the global economy, using the CCP's manipulation of the resin industry as a case study for the broader trend.
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 Chinese Communist Party wrote to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about the threat of China’s growing silicon photonics industry, which represents the next front in semiconductor competition, and the need to bolster domestic innovation in this field. Photonics is a technology that relies on light particles to transmit information.
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 expressed concern about the CCP’s growing presence in the Arctic, particularly the national security risks posed by Chinese dual use military research in the region.
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 sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging Commerce to continue taking action to address the national security threat of Huawei by addressing its buildup of clandestine semiconductor facilities used to circumvent US law, and restrict the flow of US-produced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) to Huawei and its clandestine chip network.
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 sent a letter to the CEOs of three companies which recent news reports suggest were targeted in a Salt Typhoon breach – Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies.
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 wrote to the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, VA about the county’s use of Chinese-made DJI drones. DJI is on multiple federal government lists for its potential to spy on U.S. soil, its deep ties to the Chinese military, and its work to equip the CCP’s genocide against the Uyghur people.