Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China and Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) today introduced the Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act, legislation aimed at safeguarding federally funded research from exploitation by China and other foreign adversaries.
“The Trump Administration and the Department of War have made significant improvements to our nation’s research security, and this legislation turns their executive actions into law,” said Moolenaar. “We must protect taxpayer-funded research from ever benefiting our adversaries. Departments across the government and our universities must step up and make sure they are not working with Chinese researchers on dual-use technologies that could one day be used against our country.”
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released a new report examining NASA’s research security compliance and its enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, which prohibits NASA-funded bilateral research and activities with China without specific authorization from Congress and the FBI.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released a new report examining NASA’s research security compliance and its enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, which prohibits NASA-funded bilateral research and activities with China without specific authorization from Congress and the FBI.
Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution calling on President Trump to prioritize the release of prisoners of conscience unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party in future engagements with Xi Jinping. The resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was cosponsored and supported by Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar.
This week, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China discussed U.S.-China relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. in a conversation with John Murphy, the head of the Chamber’s international division. Moolenaar talked about the dangerous operating environment for American businesses in China and underscored there is momentum in Congress to take on the Communist regime's predatory practices.
On China’s support for Iran against the United States: “China portrays itself as a neutral broker of peace but it is very much enabling this conflict. The Trump Administration comes in from a position of strength” because China relies on energy coming through the Strait of Hormuz.
This week, Arcadia, California Mayor Eileen Wang was charged by the Department of Justice with acting as an illegal agent of China.
This week, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China reiterated his strong support for the release of political prisoners in China and Hong Kong, leading bipartisan and international calls urging President Donald Trump to elevate human rights in his meetings with Xi Jinping.
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) have introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act. The legislation would prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of connected vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China.
This weekend, The New York Times reported on a Chinese espionage effort that targeted the staff of the Select Committee on China.