Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar delivered his opening statement at the Select Committee’s hearing titled "China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States."
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Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here.
Today’s hearing is on the Chinese Communist Party’s economic espionage and malign influence targeted at the subnational level. This is an active threat, and we will examine how these activities have accelerated in scale, intensity, and sophistication over the past decade.
The CCP’s professed desire for “constructive” relations, its pursuit of so-called “win-win” outcomes, and its supposed respect for the sovereignty of other nations are all promises the CCP will always break.
Witnesses:
- Mr. David Shedd, Former Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Mr. Michael Lucci, Founder & CEO of State Armor
- Mr. John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice
The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States. The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 25 at 10:30 A.M. in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 390.
The witnesses for the hearing will be:
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China and Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) of House Republican Leadership sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urging strict implementation of a new requirement for U.S.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China has cosponsored the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act recently introduced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Select Committee member Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY). This legislation would direct the Secretary of State to determine if the growing body of evidence documenting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) systematic abuses of the Tibetan people in Tibet constitutes an “ongoing genocide” or “crimes against humanity.”
“The American people will never turn a blind eye to the CCP’s oppression of innocent Tibetans who wish to live freely and follow their faith,” said Moolenaar. “This legislation is the first step to holding China accountable for its atrocities in Tibet."
Background
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