Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar released the following statement in response to reports that People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping has aggressively expanded China's rare earth restriction
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released the following statement in response to reports that People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping has aggressively expanded China's rare earth restrictions ahead of his potential meeting with President Trump:
Today, following a months-long investigation, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) uncovered alarming new information revealing that companies in America and allied nations —including ASML in the Netherlands, Tokyo Electron (TEL) in Japan, and Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research in the United States—fueled semiconductor manufacturing in China and made sizeable returns selling equipment to Chinese state-owned and military-linked companies.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is straining with all its might to build a domestic, self-sufficient, semiconductor manufacturing industry in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). To do this, the PRC has been acquiring semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) produced by U.S. and allied companies to build in semiconductor fabrication facilities (“fabs”) in the PRC that produce a wide range of semiconductor chips, including advanced, foundational, and legacy chips.
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) made the following statement regarding media reports that China is pushing for America to eliminate national security restrictions on its investments in the United States:
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China released the following statement in response to President Trump's expansion of U.S. export controls to cover Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-backed subsidiaries and protect American consumers:
"President Trump is putting America first and preventing CCP-tied entities from accessing U.S. technology through hiding their ownership in foreign front companies. As the Chairman of the Select Committee on China, I'll continue working to ensure Chinese firms cannot manipulate our export controls and undermine our national security interests," said Chairman Moolenaar.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China issued the following statement in response to TikTok’s divestiture process and the future of the app’s operations in the United States:
The Select Committee urges Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker to cancel the planned September 30, 2025 flag-raising ceremony honoring the People’s Republic of China (PRC). While recognizing the value of free expression in the U.S., the Committee stresses that an official PRC flag-raising risks legitimizing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) authoritarian regime—a government engaged in genocide against Uyghur Muslims, persecution of religious communities, and enabling the fentanyl crisis devastating American families.
This week, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker demanding that the City of Philadelphia—the same city where America declared its independence nearly 250 years ago—cancel the upcoming official flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese Communist Party's Five-Star Red Flag.
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) is commending seven universities—Dartmouth College; Temple University; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Riverside; University of Notre Dame; and University of Tennessee—for ending their joint programs associated with the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC).
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to investigate Anker Innovations and its potential abuse of trade practices and tariff evasion. The company also has a history of selling security equipment that allowed unencrypted video streams to be accessed.
"Beyond unfair direct subsidies, we want to highlight Anker’s import practices and potential tariff evasion. Information reviewed by the Committee suggests Anker employs various unlawful methods to avoid U.S. tariffs, including misclassifying product codes to obtain non-China country of origin designations (e.g., misclassifying batteries as wireless chargers)," writes Chairman Moolenaar in the letter.
The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to PayPal seeking assurances that its new integrations with Tencent’s Tenpay Global—the operator of Weixin (WeChat) Pay—comply fully with U.S. anti–money laundering (AML) requirements. These integrations allow PayPal users in the U.S., Canada, and Europe to both remit funds directly into Weixin Pay wallets and linked bank accounts in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and to make purchases inside the PRC using Weixin Pay QR codes.
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent a letter to PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Today, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released a groundbreaking new investigation uncovering how Biden-era visa enforcement failures led to American taxpayers funding Ph.D. programs for Chinese nationals, including those linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and China's defense research universities.
At the beginning of the 119th Congress, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched an investigation into six U.S. universities—University of Maryland, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Southern California, Purdue University, and Stanford University.
Today, House Select Committee on China held a roundtable discussion examining Hong Kong's Role as a Safe Haven for PRC Money Laundering and Sanctions Evasion.
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) met with Vinay Kwatra, India’s ambassador to the United States. They discussed the importance of the U.S.-India relationship, regional security, manufacturing and trade, and efforts to shift critical manufacturing from China to India. They also discussed the security partnership between the U.S., India, Australia, and Japan – commonly referred to as the Quad – and efforts to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s expansionist ambitions.
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging strong, coordinated action with U.S. allies to counter Beijing’s continued stranglehold on rare earths and magnets critical to defense and advanced manufacturing.
“These steps would send a clear message to Beijing that it cannot choke off critical supplies to our defense industries without consequences to its own strategic sectors,” Moolenaar wrote. “By acting together, the U.S. and its allies can strengthen our resilience, reinforce solidarity, and create real leverage with China.”