WASHINGTON DC — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, urging the Department to update its regulations to require a license prior to engaging with a Chinese military hospital for clinical trials.

In the summer of 2024, lawmakers sought information from the FDA regarding clinical trials conducted at Chinese military hospitals, FDA site visits in the People’s Republic of China, and clinical trials occurring in Xinjiang, where the CCP is committing a genocide against the Uyghur people.

WASHINGTON DC — This week, the Department of Defense (DoD) blacklisted dozens of Chinese companies operating in the U.S. that are a part of the People's Republic of China's military apparatus. Over the last two years, through investigations, reports, and legislation, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party put a spotlight on over 70% of the Chinese companies on the latest iteration of the DoD blacklist.

In case you missed it, Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) joined Fox Business to discuss the blacklist and its implications for U.S. national security.

The New York Times reported yesterday that the Biden Administration withheld funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The decision came in response to WADA’s refusal to investigate the Chinese Communist Party coverup of more than two dozen Chinese swimmers who tested positive for performance enhancement drugs one month before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Over a dozen of these swimmers ultimately competed in the Olympic Games, winning several medals, including gold.

Following the announcement, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released the below statement,

WASHINGTON DC — On January 2, 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 urged Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to impose strict redlines in a soon to be published ‘Export Control Framework for AI Diffusion.’ This framework would establish the protocols in which high-end U.S. technology used in Artificial Intelligence can be exported abroad.

WASHINGTON DC — On January 3, the House voted to renew the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party for the 119th Congress. Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) released the following statement:

“We welcome the Select Committee’s renewal for the 119th Congress. The Chinese Communist Party represents an unprecedented challenge to our economy, our national security, and our values, and we will continue to meet it with the urgency this moment demands. We are grateful to Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries for their continued support, and look forward to working with our colleagues and across administrations current and future to protect our nation.”

WASHINGTON DC — On January 2, the Department of Commerce issued a new rulemaking period to consider banning or imposing restrictions on drones made in China. The announcement follows the Select Committee's bipartisan inquiry in June, which called on the Commerce Department to utilize its authorities to protect U.S. national security from the surveillance threat posed these foreign adversary drones.

WASHINGTON DC — On December 24, 2024, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) to introduce legislation that restricts U.S. investments that fuel the CCP’s military, technological development, or gross human rights abuses.

WASHINGTON DC — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party made the following statement on Christmas and religious liberty in China:

WASHINGTON D.C. — As the 118th Congress comes to a close, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, delivered remarks outlining the dedicated work of the Select Committee to combat the CCP threat to America over the past two years.

The Select Committee also released a set a fact sheets, highlighting key hearings, investigations, events, and legislation in the 118th Congress. (Read below)

WASHINGTON DC — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and other bipartisan lawmakers to call on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to sponsor a federal prize competition in support of satellite technology that offers internet accessibility for repressed citizens of authoritarian nations like China or countries at war.

WASHINGTON DC — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the U.S. International Trade Commission today, urging the commission to follow through on a ruling and bar a Chinese company, BOE Technology Group, from importing products to the United States. In November, the ITC found that BOE infringed on multiple U.S. patents, however the ITC is set to still permit BOE products in the United States, despite the company being guilty of flagrant Chinese Communist Party-sponsored IP theft.