Press Releases

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar recently spoke with National Review in an interview about the committee’s work to combat reliance on Chinese critical minerals.

Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chips. In the letter, Moolenaar underscored that China remains far behind the United States in the AI race, particularly when measured by aggregate computing power. Huawei still lags significantly behind U.S. capabilities.

Jimmy Lai, the founder and ex-Chairman of Apple Daily, was found guilty of bogus charges brought by Hong Kong prosecutors in a verdict announced on Monday. The courageous 78-year old Hong Konger has been imprisoned for years on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign nations. The CCP-controlled Hong Kong court will sentence Lai next month.

This weekend marks the beginning of Hanukkah, a holiday celebrated by Jews around the world. Sadly, Jews living in China will not be able to openly celebrate the eight nights of the celebration that starts on December 14 and ends on December 22.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighting that China has become the indispensable customer and operational hub for large-scale sanctions evasion involving Venezuelan and Iranian networks. The letter commends the Trump Administration’s decisive action against the oil tanker SKIPPER and urges Treasury to review and possibly sanction the Chinese-managed tanker LUOIS and its operators.

This week, Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar delivered remarks at the Uyghur Genocide Resistance event, hosted by the Uyghur Human Rights Project alongside Campaign for Uyghurs, the Uyghur Academy, and partner organizations. Chairman Moolenaar honored the Abbases and all Uyghur advocates for their courage, condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing genocide, and reaffirmed the need to enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and hold the CCP accountable.

Chairman Moolenaar's remarks as prepared for delivery:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China voted for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026. The legislation included major Select Committee victories on outbound investment restrictions and the BIOSECURE Act.

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns about Ivanhoe Atlantic, a company with significant Chinese state-linked ownership that has received statements of support from the State Department for a multibillion-dollar rail project in Liberia. The project could possibly receive U.S. taxpayer funding from the federal government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation.