We have a three-year backlog of foreign military sales that I signed off on in my position that have yet to be delivered into Taiwan. Something I'll be working very closely on with the House Armed Services Committee is our defense industrial base. The Hunter Biden laptop issue involves China so you'll see a joint investigation between the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and HFAC. This office has been off the radar of Congress for a long time and is within our jurisdiction, so we want to conduct a 90-day review of this office to find out what they're doing. They are charged with approving or not approving export licenses that then could go into China and that in several cases we found go right into their military apparatus. There's an office within the Department of Commerce - the Bureau of Industry and Security. We're going to be focused like a laser on export control issues. MICHAEL MCCAUL (R-Texas), Ranking member House Foreign Affairs CommitteeĮxport controls, Taiwan defense and Hunter Biden’s laptop Do we want the world to be dominated by an open society and open scientific community? Or do we want the off world dominated by a space program, in essence, run by the People's Liberation Army, under the direction of the senior leadership of the Chinese Communist Party? That would be a tragedy for generations, if not forever. This is a race of scientific and engineering, skills and abilities. They have successfully created and put into orbit a communication satellite system so that they could communicate from the backside of the moon. FRANK LUCAS (R-Okla.): Ranking member House Committee on Science, Space and Technologyĭon't think that the Chinese aren't moving aggressively in the “off world.” That rover they have on the backside of the moon - where we are not and no one else has been - we cannot be sure about what they're up to. We're not doing enough oversight to highlight that. and the devastation that's causing to young American lives. There are things we can do with respect to China shipping fentanyl through Mexico into the U.S. There's a lot we can do with Customs and Border Protection for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. We need to engage in more detailed and rigorous analysis of nearshoring and reshoring and bringing production back out of China to the Western Hemisphere The CHIPS Act is a very important first step, but that's not nearly enough. We're going to have a laser focus on supply chains, because supply chain security is homeland security and right now, we don’t have it. We didn't clap back hard enough, if at all, knowing about China's state sponsored cyberattacks against the United States. We didn't take a tough stand with respect to the Beijing Winter Olympics. There are so many instances where this administration has not stood up to the Chinese menace. The Dem majority has utterly failed to highlight the long-term threats that China poses. We are going to be laser focused on China threat issues. JOHN KATKO (R-N.Y.): Ranking member House Committee on Homeland Security I’ve distilled highlights of those interviews, edited for length and clarity I talked to GOP ranking members on key House committees to get a sneak peek at their China priorities in the next Congress. Republicans are favored to retake the House. Join POLITICO for our second annual defense summit, “At a Crossroads: America’s Defense Strategy” on November 16 in person at the Schuyler DC or join online to hear keynote interviews and panels discussing the road ahead for America’s national security. The current conflicts and developments around the world are pushing Washington to reshape its defense strategy and how it cooperates with allies. Register here: ĭON’T MISS POLITICO’S 2nd ANNUAL DEFENSE SUMMIT ON 11/16: The United States is facing a defining moment in the future of its defense, national security and democratic ideals. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Susan Shirk, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and chair of the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. ET for a POLITICO Live event “ U.S., China and Xi Jinping’s New Era” to unpack the implications for U.S.-China relations posed by Xi’s ascendance. And after four weeks of Xi Jinping books to prep you for the 20th Party Congress, we profile a book urging “conditional competitive cooperation” with Beijing to avoid a Cold War.Īnd mark your calendar: Join me Wednesday Oct. diplomats in China and examine the Chinese government’s sneaky effort to rebrand Tibet. We’ll also parse lawmakers’ security concerns about quarantined U.S. midterm elections are just 33 days away so we’ve polled ranking Republican members of key congressional committees about their China-focus plans under a possible GOP House majority. Hong Kong illustrator Ah To (Kap Chuen Ng)
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