Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and other Congressional national security leaders are urging the Treasury Department to take additional action to implement the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act and ensure American capital and expertise do not strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s military industrial base.
“The OISP and the COINS Act have been critical steps toward ensuring that American capital does not finance the military modernization of our foremost strategic competitor,” wrote Chairman Moolenaar and the lawmakers in their letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “However, more must be done to ensure the United States does not fund capabilities that threaten our national security, economic strength, and technological leadership.”
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has released the following statement on the Department of Justice bringing charges against former United States Air Force officer Gerald Brown, who was
This morning, media reported that China is planning to sell supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran. The missiles would increase Iran’s ability to target U.S. ships.
Today, the departments of Education and State established a partnership to increase the transparency of foreign gifts made to American universities and identify possible threats.
“China has given more than $6 billion to American universities as it seeks to infiltrate our campuses, promote its authoritarian agenda, and gain access to taxpayer-funded research,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China. “This new partnership is another example of how the Trump Administration is seriously challenging the threats from China and demanding more accountability from academic leaders who have allowed their campuses to be havens for China’s espionage efforts.”
Today, the Supreme Court announced its decision in legal challenges to the Trump administration’s use of emergency authorities to impose tariffs, striking down tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China and Chairman Chuck Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent letters to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and FBI Director Kash Patel alerting them to CCP-linked research funded by American taxpayers.
"We write to you concerning our oversight efforts relating to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence over our nation’s universities and other research institutions. It is well established that our university systems serve as soft targets in China’s quest to acquire U.S. knowledge, research, and intellectual property, which is often funded by our taxpayers," the lawmakers begin.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released the following statement on the new U.S.-Taiwan trade deal negotiated by the Trump Administration.
China has convicted Kwok Yin-sang, the father of Hong Kong dissident Anna Kwok, under a new national security law.
“The CCP’s prosecution of a dissident's father in an attempt to pressure his daughter is reprehensible. This is blatant transnational repression that is meant to intimidate and bully a courageous woman who spoke out against the CCP’s tyranny. I stand with the Kwok family and all of the dissidents in Hong Kong who are working for freedom and liberty,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China.
Anna Kwok is a pro-democracy leader from Hong Kong who lives in exile from the Chinese government. In 2023, the government put a bounty of one million Hong Kong dollars on Kwok for her arrest.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China voted for legislation that requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess critical energy resource supply chains and address overreliance on adversarial nations, such as China.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released the following statement regarding Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Pentagon
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on the need for closer cooperation with partners and allies to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
In addition to Chairmen Moolenaar and Mast, cosigners of the letter include House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga, South and Central Asia Subcommittee Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and Congressmen Greg Stanton, Michael Baumgartner, and Johnny Olszewski.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement on the sentencing of Apple Daily publisher and Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai:
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg participated in a fireside discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Critical Minerals Security Forum on February 3. During the conversation, Moolenaar and Helberg underscored the national security and economic risks posed by China’s manipulation of critical mineral supply chains and emphasized the need for stronger U.S. leadership, allied cooperation, and public–private partnerships.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China voted for the Critical Minerals Dominance Act, a bill that makes that makes President Donald Trump’s executive orders on mining permanent. The legislation directs the Department of the Interior to address supply chain vulnerabilities, including U.S. reliance on China, by boosting the development of mineral production within the United States.
Today, legislation that would bolster the federal government’s ability to prevent China and other foreign adversaries from infiltrating U.S. information technology and communications systems was passed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) Improvement Act is bipartisan legislation led by Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congressman William Timmons (R-SC), and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA).
In a recent editorial, The Washington Examiner outlined why American businesses must avoid Chinese partnerships that threaten our country.
The Trump Administration has announced plans for Project Vault, a critical minerals stockpile that will be created with the support of private industry. Project Vault will focus on a consistent supply of critical minerals that U.S. manufacturers need to produce automobiles, semiconductors, electronics, and other industrial products.
The Financial Times reports Ford is pursuing a joint venture with Xiaomi, a Chinese military-linked company that makes cars,
Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging immediate CFIUS action regarding a Chinese pharmaceutical company’s controlling investment in FastWave Medical, a U.S. developer of laser-based intravascular lithotripsy technology. The letter warns that the investment threatens U.S. national security, risks the extraction of critical dual-use technology, undermines American medical innovation, and jeopardizes U.S. jobs and patient access to life-saving devices.