WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), alongside Reps. Comer, Foxx, Stefanik, Dunn, Bilirakis, and Moran, introduced the District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act, a bill aimed at safeguarding America’s capital from undue foreign influence by prohibiting the D.C. government from entering or maintaining into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority, Luis Roquebert, celebrating his work to reject malicious PRC activity and continuing to raise the alarm over malign influence on the Panama Canal.

"I am writing to applaud the work you, your Ministry, and your country have undertaken to reject undue influence from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). President Mulino has demonstrated his commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Panama relationship and has taken concrete steps to reverse efforts by the PRC to expand malign influence in Panama," begins the letter.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) of the Senate Special Committee on Aging have sent letters to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), requesting an urgent briefing about risks posed to American investors by Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

At issue is a 2022 agreement between Chinese regulators and the PCAOB regarding audit inspections of China-based companies. The lawmakers warn that despite this agreement, significant gaps remain in transparency and regulatory oversight.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Between the U.S. and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter urging FBI Director Kash Patel to end the agency's ongoing certification of products from Chinese military-linked companies that could be used to spy on Americans or strengthen the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Orwellian surveillance state. The Chairman and Ranking Member stand ready to work with the FBI to collaboratively address these concerns.

The FBI currently certifies biometric devices from 32 Chinese companies, including Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., more commonly known as Hikvision.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging his department to consider levying sanctions against Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming.

The commissioner has been a central figure in the CCP's crackdown on democracy and undermining of Hong Kong's autonomy.

Secretary Rubio's March 2025 decision to sanction former Hong Kong Police Commissioner Raymond Siu sent a message: the United States stands with Hong Kongers. Just days after the sanctions were levied, Siu retired.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman Moolenaar and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi of the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a bipartisan letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai commending Google for its ongoing efforts to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to filter scam text messages and address the proliferation of malicious online advertisements and browser-based scams orchestrated by bad actors linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The lawmakers’ letter emphasizes that “Google plays a critical role in defending users against these harmful digital activities, many of which are actively orchestrated or deliberately enabled by entities, including criminal enterprises, with concerning ties to the CCP.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Chairman Moolenaar (R-Mich.) of the Select Committee on China sent letters to 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—calling on them to end their joint programs associated with the Chinese Scholarship Council—a CCP-managed technology transfer effort that exploits U.S. institutions and directly supports China's military and scientific growth. 

The CCP has a long track record of acquiring U.S. technology through both legal and illegal tactics—including talent recruitment programs, academic partnerships that serve its military, forced tech transfer, espionage, and outright theft.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the June 25th landmark hearing on AI competition with the Chinese Communist Party, bipartisan, bicameral leaders are renewing their push behind the Chip Security Act, legislation aimed at using workable and secure industry tools that protect and support U.S. chip businesses and stop the smuggling of advanced U.S. AI chips into China, fueling the CCP’s military and surveillance state.

WASHINGTON D.C. – On the occasion of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's ongoing 90th birthday celebrations, 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 issued the following statement: 

“We join with Tibetan Americans and Tibetans around the world in wishing a very happy birthday to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, a global icon of peace, compassion, and wisdom. In the face of Beijing's attempts toward cultural genocide, Orwellian surveillance, and interference in centuries-old Tibetan religious traditions, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is an incredible force for peace, justice, and religious freedom. 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the House Select Committee on the China opens its landmark hearing, “Authoritarians and Algorithms: Why U.S. AI Must Lead,” Committee leaders are unveiling new bipartisan legislation to confront the CCP’s growing exploitation of artificial intelligence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Chairman Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China, Chairman Walberg of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Chairman Babin of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sent two letters investigating the potential agroterrorism incident in Michigan earlier this month.

The first urges the National Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation to review grants awarded to two University of Michigan professors whose labs hosted Chinese nationals recently charged by the Department of Justice with smuggling biological materials.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled “Algorithms and Authoritarians: Why U.S. AI Must Lead." The hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 25 at 9:00 A.M. in the U.S. Capitol Building (HVC-210).

The Select Committee will examine how America can outpace authoritarian regimes like the CCP in the race for AI leadership and innovation. The witnesses for the hearing will be:

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