Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking him to designate the Chinese Students and Scholars Association as a foreign mission of China’s government. This designation would require CSSA chapters to provide advance notice to the State Department of any meetings they have with local governments and universities. It would also require them to have prior approval from the department for public events in the U.S.
Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that requires the Department of Labor to train its employees on effectively assisting law enforcement in preventing human trafficking.
"China makes billions of dollars from human trafficking and forces hundreds of thousands of people into imprisonment and labor camps. The Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act is a strong step forward in ensuring that our law enforcement officials have the training they need to fight this horrific practice and stop human trafficking," said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China.
Today, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran. Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement:
“Iran is led by a terrorist regime that has been enabled by Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party in threatening America’s national security interests. I commend President Trump for his decisive leadership. I pray for the brave members of the United States Armed Forces, and that God will protect them as they carry out this critical mission.”
The Select Committee on China released a new investigation uncovering how China is using infrastructure in Latin America to advance its space capabilities and intelligence collection.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and other Congressional national security leaders are urging the Treasury Department to take additional action to implement the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act and ensure American capital and expertise do not strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s military industrial base.
Today, the Select Committee on China released a new investigation uncovering how China is using infrastructure in Latin America to advance its space capabilities and intelligence collection.
Today, a Hong Kong court overturned fraud charges against Apple Daily publisher and Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai. Lai still remains in prison on charges brought by the CCP under its national security law.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and other Congressional national security leaders are urging the Treasury Department to take additional action to implement the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act and ensure American capital and expertise do not strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s military industrial base.
“The OISP and the COINS Act have been critical steps toward ensuring that American capital does not finance the military modernization of our foremost strategic competitor,” wrote Chairman Moolenaar and the lawmakers in their letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “However, more must be done to ensure the United States does not fund capabilities that threaten our national security, economic strength, and technological leadership.”
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has released the following statement on the Department of Justice bringing charges against former United States Air Force officer Gerald Brown, who was
This morning, media reported that China is planning to sell supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran. The missiles would increase Iran’s ability to target U.S. ships.