WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and China and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) today sent a letter to Lord (Peter) Mandelson, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States, expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed construction of the largest Chinese Embassy in Europe on the site of the Royal Mint Court in London. The letter was sent ahead of the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump.

The letter expresses concerns that granting such a prominent diplomatic presence to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would be a counterproductive and unearned reward for the CCP’s human rights abuses and efforts to suppress political opposition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) of the House Committee on Small Business, and Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX) of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology announced today their decision to send joint letters to the 11 federal agencies who participate in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, providing billions of dollars annually to small American technology companies. These letters aim to address concerns over China’s exploitation of American taxpayer-funded innovation and to safeguard U.S. national security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 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 the Chinese Communist Party issued the following joint statement regarding the reported plans by Thai authorities to forcibly deport 48 Uyghur refugees to China:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Tim Walberg of the House Education and Workforce Committee are calling on the leaders of Eastern Michigan University, Oakland University, and the University of Detroit Mercy to end their schools’ partnerships with Chinese universities. In these partnerships, the Michigan universities are directly interacting with Chinese institutions that support the Chinese military and its efforts to gain a technological advantage over the United States. The universities’ partnerships also jeopardize the security of research that is funded by the American people through the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies. 

WASHINGTON D.C. — 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 the Chinese Communist Party today criticized Lam Research for its failure to disclose information about the company’s sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Select Committee’s ongoing investigation. This is one of multiple investigatory steps the Select Committee is taking to shed light on China’s use of U.S. and allied semiconductor manufacturing equipment to undermine American security and interests.