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bridgeman
October 13, 2023

Click HERE for full remarks.

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I want to tell you a story about courage and cowardice.

October 13th, 2022. A man in Beijing wakes up before the chilly dawn. His fellow citizens in China have spent two years welded into their homes, locked in quarantine camps, and living under a darkening techno-totalitarian shadow. 

Issues: CCP Internal Repression CCP International Influence Transnational Repression

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Mike Gallagher
October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chairman Gallagher today announced that he will nominate Peng Lifa for the Nobel Peace Prize on the anniversary of his one-year historic protest against Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party’s authoritarian rule. In the video above, the Chairman highlights Apple’s role in choking off the protests that Peng Lifa inspired. 


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Lu Siwei
October 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the following joint statement on the forced repatriation of People’s Republic of China (PRC) national and human rights lawyer Lu Siwei to the PRC from Laos.


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uyghurs
October 12, 2023

Chairman Gallagher's full speech on the ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang Province HERE

Issues: Uyghur Genocide

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us china military
October 11, 2023

Click HERE for full remarks.

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In 1991, a Chinese academic by the name Wang Huning wrote a book called America Against America—a critique of the internal conflict he found at the heart of American society. 

Issues: CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense

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fishing boats
October 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, alongside a group of bipartisan lawmakers, wrote to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad, urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally.

Issues: CCP International Influence Environment

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fishing boats
October 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, alongside a group of bipartisan lawmakers, wrote to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad, urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally.


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Pope
October 5, 2023

The Washington Post | Rep. Mike Gallagher

"We want God!” chanted the hundreds of thousands gathered to see Karol Wojtyła, now Pope Saint John Paul II, celebrate mass near Krakow, Poland, in June 1979. Poland was entering its 32nd year of communist rule and the ground was shifting.

John Paul’s exhortation to the faithful to live in truth and stand against aggression helped end the regime. He often said these three words: Be not afraid.

Issues: CCP Internal Repression

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Navy Exchange
October 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the CEO of the U.S. Navy Exchange, requesting the removal of CCP-linked Lenovo products from the discounted marketplace available to servicemembers. Lenovo is a Chinese technology company with extensive ties to the People’s Liberation Army and the CCP's state-directed espionage campaigns. Lenovo’s largest shareholder is the Chinese government.

Currently, the U.S. Navy Exchange offers at least ten CCP-linked Lenovo computer and IT products.

Issues: Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense

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Navy Exchange
October 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the CEO of the U.S. Navy Exchange, requesting the removal of CCP-linked Lenovo products from the discounted marketplace available to servicemembers. Lenovo is a Chinese technology company with extensive ties to the People’s Liberation Army and the CCP's state-directed espionage campaigns. Lenovo’s largest shareholder is the Chinese government.


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Uyghur Academic
October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today issued the following statement regarding the CCP’s reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in prison.


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Belt and Road
October 2, 2023

Welcome to The Select, a weekly newsletter to get you the latest stories on the work of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party in Congress.

See below for this week's updates.


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china latin america
September 29, 2023

Newsweek | Rep. Mike Gallagher

In 2023, a visitor to the Panama Canal might think they were in China. Ports at both ends of the Canal are managed by companies from the People's Republic of China (PRC), while Huawei dominates the country's telecoms system.

Issues: American Business CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense Transnational Repression

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Sunsong
September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today urged Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take action against Qingdao Sunsong -- a Chinese auto component manufacturer with a pattern of blatant trade fraud and tariff evasion that has had a catastrophic impact on American manufacturers. Sunsong's tariff evasion forced a company in Rep. La Hood's district to lay off one-quarter of its workforce, and threatens to permanently shutter operations.


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military money
September 28, 2023

The Wall Street Journal | Rep. Mike Gallagher

My Fires Act would use the money against the Chinese threat.

At midnight Saturday, absent a continuing-resolution agreement, the U.S. government will shut down. Another self-destructive event is set to occur at the same time: Nearly $11 billion will disappear from the Defense Department’s hands. 

Issues: CCP Economic Aggression Defense

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UN
September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the statement below, alongside Kelley Currie, Fmr. US Deputy Amb. to the United Nations, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's strategy for remaking global institution in its authoritarian image at the close of the 78th United Nations General Assembly Session in New York.

Click HERE to download Chairman Gallagher’s full recorded statement and HERE for a transcript of the statement. 


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Ford Logo
September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – While Ford Motor Company announced on September 25 that it has paused its partnership with a Chinese battery maker, lawmakers continue to have serious concerns that Ford has refused to comply with three separate congressional inquiries into its secret licensing agreement with CATL, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence

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ford 2
September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – While Ford Motor Company announced on September 25 that it has paused its partnership with a Chinese battery maker, lawmakers continue to have serious concerns that Ford has refused to comply with three separate congressional inquiries into its secret licensing agreement with CATL, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm.

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense