The Department of Education and the Department of State launched two new Section 117 foreign funding investigations into Duke University and the University of North Dakota following concerns that the universities submitted incomplete, inaccurate, and late disclosures required under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. This action comes on the heels of the Department of War’s letter to 30 U.S. universities, including Duke, requiring them to address research security lapses and review their relationships with foreign entities of concern.

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement on the Trump Administration’s agreement on Greenland with Denmark:

“Permanently controlling Greenland’s security is a tremendous victory for President Trump and the American people. Greenland is home to critical minerals that will power the future and it can never fall under the control of China or Russia. China has often tried to stake false illegitimate claims in the Arctic and this agreement will ensure it never has a foothold in Greenland.”

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA), and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA), alongside Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Ted Budd (R-NC), John Curtis (R-UT), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), have introduced a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics on baseless charges. The resolution urges the United States government to prioritize the safe return of all American citizens unlawfully or wrongfully detained in China, including Dr. Youlin Chen and American scholar Min Zin, among other measures. 

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about financial technology company Airwallex, and its ties to China-based entities handling sensitive U.S. financial data. The letter details Airwallex’s significant China-based employee count, links to the Chinese government, susceptibility to Chinese national security laws, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, data handling, and other concerns. The letter requests Treasury assess the risks and provide a briefing to the committee.  

In the letter, Chairman Moolenaar writes:

Yesterday, Chairmen John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and Brian Mast (R-FL) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking for stronger sanctions against foreign individuals connected to online scam centers.

In the letter, Chairman Moolenaar and Chairman Mast write:

Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar delivered his opening statement at the Select Committee’s hearing titled Import Controls: Tools to Counter the CCP's Industrial Policy and Supply Chain Threats.  

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Good morning.

Last October, China weaponized its chokehold over rare earths in a massive expansion of its export controls. The Chinese Communist Party’s escalation threatened commerce globally, and it represented an economic declaration of war against the United States.

The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled Import Controls: Tools to Counter the CCP's Industrial Policy and Supply Chain Threats. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 16th at 10:00 A.M. in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 390.

The witnesses for the hearing will be:

• Mr. Craig Singleton, China Program Senior Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Mr. Oren Cass, Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass
• Mr. Peter Harrell, Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University Institute of International Economic Law; Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

When: Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 A.M.

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China (SCC) and Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) have sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin requesting a briefing on DHS’s implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

“Congress enacted these laws to ensure that illegally traded goods, particularly those made with forced labor, do not enter U.S. commerce and do not make American consumers complicit in atrocities, including genocide, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),” the lawmakers write. “Strong enforcement protects human rights, supports American workers, and helps ensure that U.S. businesses are not undercut by illegal and unfair trade practices.”

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China was interviewed by Bloomberg yesterday about the news TikTok reneged on its commitment to participate in a public roundtable with the committee.

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement after TikTok reneged on its commitment to participate in a public roundtable with the Select Committee in September:

Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation that will target Chinese companies who abuse our nation’s trade laws. The Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act would create a new Department of Justice task force to enforce trade-related crimes committed by Chinese companies including but not limited to tariff and duty evasion, import and export restrictions, trade-based money laundering, smuggling, and other import and export-related crimes. The legislation is led by Select Committee on China (SCC) Chairman John Moolenaar and SCC members Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and others.