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WASHINGTON— Following his December 13 letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to release and grant asylum to Guan Heng, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement after reports that DHS

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today sent a letter to the Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon warning of the detrimental impact of the Administration's funding cuts to core Department of Education offices, including the Office of Educational Technology (OET), on America's ability to develop the STEM and AI workforce needed to compete with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 

WASHINGTON — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and Chairman John Moolenaar today released Ten More for Taiwan, a bipartisan report of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party outlining urgent steps to strengthen deterrence against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression toward Taiw

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today announced his cosponsorship of the Restoring Export and Security Trade Restrictions for Integrated Circuit Technologies (RESTRICT) Act, legislation introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks to protect U.S. national security and preserve American leadership in artificial intelligence.

WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to reports that ships from the China Coast Guard water-cannoned and cut the anchors of Philippine fishermen operating around Sabina Shoal in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released a letter to the Department of Homeland Security regarding reports that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has deprioritized enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in favor of collecting President Trump’s disastrous tariffs:

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to the sham conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy leader and media publisher Jimmy Lai:

WASHINGTON — House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi yesterday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urging the immediate release and asylum approval of Guan Heng (关恒), a Chinese national who documented the Chinese Communist Party’s mass detention camps targeting Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang and now faces deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.

WASHINGTON — At today’s hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) warned that the CCP is deploying “the same economic playbook” it used to weaken U.S.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Representative Ben Cline (R-VA), and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), introduced the Tracking and Restricting Adversarial Circumvention of Embargoes Act of 2025 yesterday.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth raising alarm over Secretary Hegseth’s recent description of the U.S.–PRC relationship as a “G2.” Krishnamoorthi warns that this framing fundamentally misreads the Chinese Communist Party’s ambitions, risks sidelining U.S.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today introduced the Stopping Adversaries From Exploiting LiDAR (SAFE LiDAR) Act, legislation to phase-out the use of Chinese-made LiDAR in the United States and prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from exploiting a fast-growing, strategically critical technology. LiDAR sensors are now embedded across the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to President Trump announcing plans to allow NVIDIA to sell its advanced H200 AI chips to the Chinese Communist Party:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and U.S. Representative John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), who chairs the Select Committee, joined U.S.

WASHINGTON – The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing titled Trojan Horse: China's Auto Threat to America. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 11 at 10:00 A.M. in 390 Cannon House Office Building.

Witnesses for the hearing will be: 

WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party introduced a resolution in honor of imprisoned pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai. The resolution will recognize December 8, 2025—his 78th birthday—as Jimmy Lai Day.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), and Representative Josh Harder (D-CA), co-sponsored the introduction of the Stop Stealing Our Chips Act, bipartisan legislation designed to prevent t

WASHINGTON – Foreign Affairs has published a major article by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, laying out a comprehensive roadmap for how the United States can win its long-term competition with the Chinese Communist Party.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL), a Member of the Select Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns over the Administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from preparations for—and participation in—the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have called on Amazon and other online retailers to prominently display where their products come from on every product listing. In a letter to Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy, they expressed the need to keep the American people informed, particularly when the products they buy come from adversarial nations.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to reports of a proposed Ukraine settlement, warning that rewarding Moscow’s invasion would embolden Beijing, weaken U.S. deterrence, and signal to authoritarian adversaries that aggression is acceptable.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to reverse Biden-era cybersecurity regulations designed following the Salt Typhoon breach that impacted major telecommunications carriers last year. 

WASHINGTON — Today, House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) joined Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Greg Landsman (D-OH), and Erin Houchin (R-IN) in introducing the Chip Equipment Quality, Usefulness, and Integrity Protection Act of 2025—the Chip EQUIP Act. The bipartisan legislation strengthens U.S.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement regarding the Administration’s decision to authorize the export of NVIDIA Blackwell-class AI chips to Saudi and UAE firms:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, partnered with Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, and Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, today to raise serious national-security concerns regarding President Trump’s proposal to sell F-35 fighter

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manipulates global mineral prices to maintain its dominance and further its global authoritarian ambitions.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter today to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and BIS Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler urging immediate action as the ongoing Nexperia crisis threatens global automotive production, strains U.S.–EU supply chains, and exposes deep vulnerabilities in legacy semiconductor sourcing.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Rep.

WASHINGTON – The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing titled “Predatory Pricing: How The Chinese Communist Party Manipulates Global Mineral Prices to Maintain Its Dominance” on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 10:00 A.M ET in Room 390 of the Cannon House Office Building.

Witnesses for the hearing will be: 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement in response to a highly offensive social media post by Xue Jian, the People’s Republic of China’s Consul General in Osaka, Japan.

WASHINGTON – To protect America’s national security, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) are leading 20 bipartisan lawmakers in asking the Trump administration to investigate Chinese company TP-Link Technologies and determine if this potential national security risk should be banned from our homeland.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe expressing deep concern over the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) continued provision of key ingredients used for producing rocket fuel to Iran, and

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released Predatory Pricing: How the Chinese Communist Party Manipulates Global Mineral Prices to Maintain Its Dominance, a new bipartisan inve

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter today to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seeking clarification on the U.S. role in the escalating dispute between the European Union, the Netherlands, and the People’s Republic of China over the semiconductor firm Nexperia.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called on the U.S. Department of Education to raise awareness among American educators and families about the data privacy and child safety risks posed by artificial intelligence-enabled toys manufactured by companies based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia with jurisdiction over the Bureau of Industry and Security, introduced legislation to prevent the Trump Administration from illegally imposing fees in exchange for export control licenses.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and Representative James Moylan (R-GU) today announced they are co-leading House introduction of the Defending International Security by Restricting Unlawful Partnerships and Tactics (DISRUPT) Act of 2025, companion legislation to the 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), today called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell T. Vought to explain and reverse the Trump Administration’s proposed and enacted cuts to America’s leading scientific and research institutions — reductions that threaten to undermine U.S. competitiveness with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today called on the Trump administration to hold the CCP to account for its expanding crackdown on democracy and human rights.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is introducing the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence (GAIN AI) Act to ensure that American companies remain at the front of the line for advanced AI chips. The legislation is being co-led by Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI).

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement on the upcoming summit between President Trump and General Secretary Xi and recent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) activities around Taiwan:

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe expressing “grave concern over recent reports suggesting that Russia is providing cutting-edge military equipment and training to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that would bolster its capabilities to invade Taiwan.”

President Trump is set to meet with General Secretary Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea at the end of October. This meeting will be the first in-person meeting of the leaders since President Trump began his second term. This is a pivotal moment in bilateral relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and will set the course for future formal negotiations between the U.S. and the PRC.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 29, at 1:30 ET, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Global China Hub will host a conversation with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

WASHINGTON – Following the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenum and the unveiling of its new Five-Year Plan, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a statement warning that while Beijing accelerates its investments in science, technology, and defense, the Trump administration is hollowing out America’s own innovation base and undermining the nation’s long-term competitiveness.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), sent a letter Tuesday to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and State Secretary Marco Rubio warning that the Trump Administration’s proposed visa restrictions would weaken U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to the United States:

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), sent a letter to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett expressing concern over the growing economic risks posed by America’s dependence on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) across key sectors.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth condemning the Trump Administration’s deployment of Nationa

WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to Beijing’s escalation of rare earth restrictions.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warning of “the profound damage that President Trump’s trade war is inflicting on Illinois soybean farmers” and calling for urgent action to “minimize the impact of the PRC’s punitive action.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s ongoing militarization of ICE operations and his efforts to deploy U.S. troops into American cities over the objections of governors and in defiance of federal court orders:

WASHINGTON – Today, following a months-long investigation, the Select Committee on House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), led by Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), uncovered alarming new information revealing that companies in America and allied nations – including ASML in the Netherlands, Tokyo Electron (TEL) in Japan, and Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research in the United States – fueled semiconductor manufacturing in China

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reverse plans to nearly zero out critical U.S. State Department funding that supports the Philippines in countering the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) escalating aggression in the South China Sea.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement regarding the latest reports of a potential deal over TikTok’s U.S. operations:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday with Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to strengthen U.S.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding how a Primary Money Laundering Concern (PMLC) designation could address money laundering involving Hong Kong entities. The lawmakers warned that Hong Kong has become a hub for adversaries to evade U.S. sanctions, facilitated by entities tied to the CCP.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a bipartisan inquiry to PayPal CEO Alex Chriss seeking assurances that the company will fully comply with U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) laws in its new integrations with a Chinese payment system operated by Tencent.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement on the call between President Trump and General Secretary Xi:

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously advanced two bipartisan amendments to strengthen U.S. support for Taiwan, both originally authored by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Taiwan Allies Fund Act, added to State Reauthorization by Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) authorizes foreign assistance to support Taiwan’s partners subjected to economic coercion from the CCP.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations over TikTok’s future:

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), convened a labor roundtable in the Cannon House Office Building with leaders from major labor organizations to discuss the challenges facing American workers and unionized industries in the face of unfair Chinese trade practices.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement in response to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) announcement of its intent to establish a so-called “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Shoal, a disputed maritime feature in the South China Sea:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), joined by Representatives Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Shontel Brown (OH-11), sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging decisive action to contain the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair overproduction and export of goods.

WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan investigatory letter to Futurewei Technologies demanding more information on its relationship with Huawei and its U.S. operations.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concern over reports that the Russian Federation has proposed sending military forces from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Ukraine under the guise of a “peacekeeping force.” Reports also suggest that President Trump raised a similar idea in discussions with European leaders. 

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WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (D-HI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to leverage the purchasing power of its commissaries, base cafeterias, and logistics services to support U.S. allies and partners targeted by Beijing’s economic coercion.

WASHINGTON  — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called attention to an alarming cyber incident involving the electronic impersonation of Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) which news reports suggest was conducted by the PRC-affiliated hacking group known as APT41. He urgently seeks answers regarding which other Members of Congress have been impersonated by CCP hackers.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Congressman André Carson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard expressing grave concern over the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) growing capabilities to conduct foreign malign influence (FMI)

Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement regarding the recent seizures of meth precursors from China and federal indictments of Chinese fentanyl companies.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement about the recent gathering of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un at the Beijing military parade, which was held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. 

WASHINGTON — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) submitted comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) highlighting the importance of defending U.S. intellectual property and stopping unfair foreign competition that threatens American jobs, technological leadership, and national security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Congressman Joe Courtney, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought expressing deep concern over the White House’s decision to dismantle the National Security Council’s Office of Shipbuilding and move its functions to OMB.

WASHINGTON — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today introduced the No Advanced Chips for the CCP Act of 2025, legislation to prevent advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors from reaching the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless both the Executive Branch and Congress explicitly approve the transaction. The bill, co-led by Rep.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), alongside U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Gary Peters (D-MI.), sent a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) unilateral move to fully open a third extension of the M503 flight route in the Taiwan Strait. The letter reads, in part: 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the following statement on Russia’s proposal to make China a security guarantor in Ukraine:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Trevor Kellogg, the Acting Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce, urging that the International Trade Administration (ITA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising urgent concerns about reports that the Trump Administration may be undermining U.S. sanctions policy on Iranian petroleum exports with regard to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to President Donald Trump expressing concern over the Administration’s reported approval of export licenses for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in exchange for a cut of corporate revenue.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s drastic reductions to the State Department’s annual human rights reports:

WASHINGTON – On Monday in the South China Sea, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) destroyer collided with and severely damaged a China Coast Guard (CCG) cutter while both were pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel near Scarborough Shoal, inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The PLAN destroyer came within mere meters of ramming the Philippine vessel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement in response to reports that the Tr

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing “grave concern” over reports that the Trump Administration blocked Taiwan President Lai Ching-te from transiting through New York en route to Central America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), joined Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) to reintroduce the Securing Infrastructure from Adversaries Act, legislation to prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation from using digital 3-D mapping technology, LiDAR. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement concerning a Financial Times report that the Trump Administration blocked the transit of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te through the United States. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a joint letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick condemning the Trump Administration’s use of semiconductor export controls as negotiating leverage in trade talks with the People’s Republic of China.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, ahead of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party’s hearing titled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies,” Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent two letters to senior administration officials demanding stronger action to confront the CCP’s weaponization of global critical mineral supply chains.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing titled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies.”  The hearing examined how the Chinese Communist Party uses economic pressure to undermine democratic governments and what the United States and its allies can do to push back.

The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing strong support for the AUKUS partnership and calling for continued prioritization and resourcing of the agreement in the face of the CCP’s growing military aggression.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter urging FBI Director Kash Patel to end the agency's ongoing certification of products from Chinese military-linked companies that could be used to spy on Americans or strengthen the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Orwellian surveillance state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), introduced the Combating PRC Overseas and Unlawful Networked Threats through Enhanced Resilience (COUNTER) Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation requires the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting answers about an apparent AI-generated deepfake campaign that impersonated the Secretary in outreach to high-ranking government officials. Using this incident as a warning, the letter also highlights the threat posed by the CCP’s misuse of deepfake and other generative AI technologies. 

WASHINGTON — This week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging his department to consider levying sanctions against Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming.

The commissioner has been a central figure in the CCP's crackdown on democracy and undermining of Hong Kong's autonomy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai commending Google for its ongoing efforts to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to filter scam text messages and address the proliferation of malicious online advertisements and browser-based scams orchestrated by bad actors linked to the CCP.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter today to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Director Kash Patel requesting an update on intelligence and law enforcement information regarding GenScript Biotechnology Co., Ltd and its ties to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON – On the occasion of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's ongoing 90th birthday celebrations, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick requesting a formal investigation into serious national security and privacy concerns related to OnePlus smartphones.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened a hearing titled, Algorithms and Authoritarians: Why U.S. AI Must Lead.

The hearing examined how the CCP leverages AI for surveillance, military modernization, and ideological control, and why U.S. leadership in AI is vital for national security and democratic values. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party introduced the No Adversarial AI Act, bipartisan legislation to protect federal agencies from the risks posed by artificial intelligence technologies controlled by foreign adversaries, including the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL), Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the Advanced AI Security Readiness Act. This legislation directs the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop an AI security playbook to defend American advanced technology against our foreign adversaries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Andre Carson (D-IN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025:

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) wrote to Acting Chairman Peter Feldman and Commissioner Douglas Dziak of the Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to them overturning a recent move to issue a proposed regulation establishing a federal safety standard for lithium-ion batteries in micro-mobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to the Eclipse Foundation raising serious concerns regarding the non-profit's support of HarmonyOS, OpenHarmony, and collaborations with the OpenAtom Foundation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen vital U.S. economic and security partnerships.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, requesting them to promptly consider the United States–Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Pete R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Reps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are urging the Department of Commerce to expand the role of the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) to directly confront the mounting national security threat posed by China’s artificial intelligence advancements.

Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement in response to recent claims indicating the People’s Republic of China is trying to spy on the United States from Cuba.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter urging the State Department, Commerce Department, and Federal Communications Commission to take action against HarmonyOS – the operating system deve

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s artificial intelligence deals that were announced with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), introduced the Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, a bipartisan bill to codify the Six Assurances as official U.S. policy and require Congressional oversight of any future attempts to alter or undermine them. The legislation is co-led by Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Young Kim (R-CA), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened a hearing entitled, “Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan.” 

WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) partnered with Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) to introduce the Chip Security Act. This legislation would require high-end chip manufacturers to implement technical security measures to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end users. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, May 15^th at 9:00 AM ET, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will convene a hearing entitled Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan. 

WASHINGTON – In response to this Administration’s temporary suspension of certain tariffs on Chinese goods, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is weighing technology-sharing agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia involving access to advanced U.S. artificial intelligence chips:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to warn of a growing national security threat posed by Chinese robotics firm Unitree. In an unprecedented display of total bipartisan unity, every member of the Select Committee joined in s

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair, over reports the airline group, one of Europe’s largest airlines, would consider purchasing aircraft from Commercial Aircraft of Corporation of China (COMAC). COMAC is a direct beneficiary of the CCP’s Made in China 2025 strategy, which seeks to supplant U.S. and European leadership in the aviation sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP issued the following statement regarding negotiations around a reconciliation package in Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) joined a bipartisan, bicameral coalition to introduce the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, legislation that will rebuild America’s commercial shipbuilding capacity, strengthen the U.S. maritime workforce, and reduce our dependence on Chinese-controlled global shipping networks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over reports that Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP issued the following statement marking the first 100 days of the Trump Administration.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), led a joint statement in response to the ultimatum that President Donald Trump and his Administration are forcing on Ukraine, noting that the President puts pressure only on Ukraine while giving “Putin exactly what he wants.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party issued subpoenas to three Chinese state-owned telecommunications companies – China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom – after the companies failed to respond to a formal bipartisan congressional request for information sent on March 4.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) joined the Hoover Institution to host a virtual fireside chat with Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow and Hoover History Lab Director to discuss the current state of U.S.-China relations. 

View the recording below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP released a new investigative report exposing DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence platform, as a serious national security threat to the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement regarding recent developments concerning the TikTok Divestiture Law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a joint hearing entitled, “Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security.” The hearing featured expert witness testimony on risks posed to seniors in the form of financial scams and other illicit activities based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, along with all other Democratic members of the Select Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding recent reports that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) seeks to end the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and curtail its participation in export control dialogues with allies and partners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 9th at 2:30 PM Eastern, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), alongside Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, will convene a joint hearing entitled, “Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who authored the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s attempt to extend the deadline for a qualified divestiture of TikTok for a second time:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  On Thursday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) joined Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) to introduce the Manifest Modernization Act, a legislation that will help law enforcement track fentanyl precursors e

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to the new set of harmful tariffs announced by President Donald Trump as part of “Liberation Day”, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party (CCP), reintroduced the bipartisan Taiwan Allies Fund Act to support Taiwan’s international space and counter CCP coercion alongside Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), and Gerald Connolly (D-VA), and Brian

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party (CCP), cosponsored reintroduction of the bipartisan “Jimmy Lai Way Act” (H.R. 2522) with a bipartisan group of House colleagues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP and Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, requesting both departments investigate whether Yantai iRay Technology Co., Ltd.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, released the following statement in response to recent executive orders targeting lawyers, law firms, and their clients:

"In recent weeks, the White House has announced multiple executive orders targeting specific lawyers and specific law firms, including on the basis of the clients they choose to represent and the causes they seek to support. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) provided testimony at the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) public hearing on proposed action in the Section 301 investigation of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) policies and practices to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. 

Background

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Representatives Gregory W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding Thursday night's report from the New York Times about Elon Musk receiving a briefing on Friday at the Pentagon regarding the U.S. military's plan for any war or conflict that might occur with China. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agencies to take decisive action against the influx of illicit electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as e-cigarettes, that are being smuggled into the Unit

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, was joined by Representatives Jill Tokuda (HI-02), André Carson (IN-07), and Shontel Brown (OH-11) of the Select Committee in urging the Administration to adopt a coherent tariff policy that strengthens American workers and industry while countering the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement about the Trump Administration’s damaging cuts to key programs that counter the CCP’s global influence efforts:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), alongside Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Securing American Agriculture Act. This legislation will ensure that the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) in cosponsoring the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act, which establishes a new structure within the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling for them to take additional action against unlawful PRC trade practices. The letter urges the three officials to investigate and take appropriate enforcement actions against companies that bypass U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), in partnership with the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), held a press conference to highlight the growing threat of China’s unfair trade practices, including intellectual property theft, trade fraud, and the circumvention of U.S. tariffs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing to understand the opportunities for Congress to act against the People’s Republic of China’s cyber operations and identify the threat and opportunities to end its pervasive cyber operations against the U.S. homeland. The following witnesses provided testimony: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Gregory R. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent letters to executives at three telecommunications companies based in the People’s Republic of China to address national security concerns about their potential activities in the United States, which threaten the security and privacy of Americans' communications and networks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's recent announcement on proposed actions to counter the CCP's unfair maritime practices and help revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry:

Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following joint statement regarding Thailand's decision to forcibly deport Uyghur refugees to China:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP joined colleagues from the House and Senate as an original cosponsor in introducing the bipartisan Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0, which would update U.S. trade remedy law to combat the CCP’s predatory trade practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following joint statement regarding the reported plans by Thai authorities to forcibly deport 48 Uyghur refugees to China:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP was waived onto the House Small Business Committee hearing on Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs to provide remarks about how these programs help U.S. small businesses and tech companies be more competitive against the CCP by offering funding and opportunities to work with the U.S. government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Congressman André Carson issued the following statement in response to a report that Peter Navarro, one of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers, is pushing for the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 25, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP spoke at the John L. Thornton China Center at The Brookings Institution to discuss how Congress will approach the challenges faced in relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, alongside Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA) and Young Kim (R-CA), introduced a resolution supporting Taiwan and condemning the CCP’s harmful rhetoric related to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 25, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP will speak at the John L. Thornton China Center at The Brookings Institution to discuss how Congress will approach the challenges faced in relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. 

WHEN: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to the American Chamber of Commerce in China warning its member companies that Congress will investigate any violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the absence of Department of Justice enforcement.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today criticized Lam Research for its failure to disclose information about the company’s sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Select Committee’s ongoing investi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee and a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, sent a letter to Acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Gary Washington requesting information on the steps being taken to protect farmers and ranchers if the Chinese Communist Party takes retaliatory agricultural trade actions against the United States. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have nominated the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) and freedom of expression advocate Li Ying, known on social media as "Teacher Li," for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination comes in recognition of CFU and Teacher Li’s unwavering commitment to justice, human rights, and the protection of the Uyghur people against genocide and repression.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) was reappointed to serve as Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, a committee established in the 118th Congress to investigate and shape policies addressing the United States' economic, technological, and security competition with the CCP.

Leader Hakeem Jeffries Statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP issued the following statement regarding past statements made by Darren Beattie, the U.S. State Department’s next Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to place tariffs on countries such as Mexico, Canada, and the People’s Republic of China. 

Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe to request a classified briefing regarding recent public reporting that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is shipping key ingredients used for producing rocket fuel to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). 

WASHINGTON DC — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party urged National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, to review the potential national security benefits of placing export controls on semiconductor chips critical to the AI infrastructure of People's Republic of China (PRC) company, DeepSeek.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the following statement on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to freeze all foreign assistance with the exception of a waiver for lifesaving humanitarian assistance. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, alongside U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), released the following statements after introducing the Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP issued the following statement regarding President Trump's TikTok executive order. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding last week’s findings by the Biden Administration’s U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision to uphold the TikTok Divestiture Law:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Biden directed an extension and expansion of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program, which would postpone the removal of certain Hong Kong residents, regardless of country of birth, who are present in the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement following passage of the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the C.C.P., Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing support for continued protections of Hong Kong residents under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement after the Biden Administration withheld funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in response to WADA’s repeated efforts to shield the PRC from accountability for positive tests of performance enhancing drugs in international sports competitions. 

WASHINGTON DC — On January 2, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party urged Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to impose strict redlines in a soon to be published ‘Export Control Framework for AI Diffusion.’ This framework would establish the protocols in which high-end U.S. technology used in Artificial Intelligence can be exported abroad.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On January 3, the House of Representatives voted to renew the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party for the 119th Congress. Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released the following joint statement: 

WASHINGTON DC — On January 2, the Department of Commerce issued a new rulemaking period to consider banning or imposing restrictions on drones made in China.

WASHINGTON, DC — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and other bipartisan lawmakers to call on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to sponsor a federal prize competition in support of satellite technology that offers internet accessibility for repressed citizens of authoritarian nations like China or countries at war.

GROTON, CT – On Monday, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and Committee Member Congressman Jake Auchincloss were hosted by Ranking Member Joe Courtney of the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces at Naval Submarine Base New London and General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, CT and Quonset Point, RI. The trip builds on the Select Committee’s recent hearings and other efforts to strengthen U.S.

WASHINGTON DC — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to CEOs of TikTok, Apple, and Google following the DC Circuit Court’s 3-0 opinion that upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), co-chairs of the Committee’s Critical Mineral Policy Working Group, to introduce new bipartisan legislation that helps address the United States’ dependence on the CCP for critical minerals and jumpstart American industry and workforce alongside our allies and partners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, rejecting TikTok's effort to overturn the law that was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. Below are statements from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party was presented with an award from the Uyghur Academy, honoring his dedication to the Uyghur cause. The award is presented to individuals for their unwavering support for Uyghurs, human rights, justice, and freedom and their steadfast opposition to the CCP’s oppression.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing to understand how to deter aggression by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and how America must rapidly revitalize its defense production capacity, incentivize innovation, and secure its supply chains against exposure to the PRC. The following witnesses provided testimony: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, who also serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic, launched an inquiry into illegal vape imports from the People’s Republic of China to the United States. This inquiry is part of the Ranking Member’s larger campaign to end all forms of youth vaping.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to Volkswagen’s announcement that it will close its factory in Xinjiang and exit the region, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today released the following statement. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding new actions announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) designed to further impair the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) capability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in the next generation of advanced weapon systems and in artificial intelligence and advanced computing, which have significant military applications.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement regarding the release of wrongfully detained Americans from the People's Republic of China. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added 29 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking another major step by the Biden administration to combat forced labor worldwide in the People's Republic of China. This action brings the total number of listed entities to 107. The additions were approved by the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by DHS, and underscores U.S. leadership in a strong commitment to eradicating forced labor from global supply chains.

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on passage of H. Res. 837.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) was presented with the Champion of Freedom Award at the Toast to Freedom event, hosted by the Free Jimmy Lai Campaign. The Toast to Freedom is meant to honor the courage and resilience of the innocent people around the world who have been imprisoned by repressive regimes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on the upcoming meeting President Biden and President Xi at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the following statement commending Canada’s announcement that TikTok will be required to close its Canadian offices, following a national security review.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent today, Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL),  Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and a bipartisan group of U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party commended the administration’s recent approval of arms sales to enhance Taiwan’s defenses and deter CCP aggression. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, the Department of Treasury released final regulations to implement President Biden's executive order that seeks to address the national security threat posed by certain U.S. high-tech investments into countries like the People’s Republic of China.

WASHINGTON, D.C – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the American web hosting company Automattic, Inc. following its receipt of a demand from Hong Kong authorities to take down the U.S.-hosted website of Flow HK, an online media platform established by pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong who are currently in exile.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to the CEOs of three companies which recent news reports suggest were targeted in a Salt Typhoon breach – Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of two entities based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, bringing the total entities listed to 75. Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on the subpoena issued by Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) as part of a baseless investigation into the Democratic candidate for Vice President.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act passed through the Judiciary Committee via markup vote with unanimous bipartisan support.

Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on the announcement from the Biden Administration that would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces with a nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing to understand "How the CCP Uses the Law to Silence Critics and Enforce its Rule.” The following witnesses provided testimony:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement today in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s set of trade actions today that support American workers and businesses while holding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its unfair trade practices and address the flood of packages entering the United States under the de minimis threshold:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the CEO of Anzu Robotics, demanding answers about his company’s relationship with People’s Republic of China (PRC) military drone company, DJI.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party identified the growing risk posed by Chinese Wi-Fi routers in the United States manufactured by TP-Link Technologies and called on the Department of Commerce to verify this threat and investigate the company.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party led a bipartisan group of colleagues in filing an amicus brief in TikTok, et al. v. Garland.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that will advance U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan coalition of House members, led by Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act. Other original co-sponsors of this bill include House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) as well as Reps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on the 25^th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party call for sanctions on 28 members of Hong Kong’s government who are responsible for the deterioration of human rights and pe

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement regarding comments made by former President Donald Trump in a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) met with David McCall, the President of the United Steelworkers, and other senior-level officials in the labor movement to discuss how unfair trade and labor practices by the CCP are seriously harming American workers and U.S. manufacturing capacity as well as our domestic supply chains.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement on the 2024 NATO Summit.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing to understand how the PRC has come to dominate three key sectors (ships, legacy chips, and drones) and appropriate U.S. responses. The following witnesses provided testimony:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement regarding the inclusion of Autel on the Commerce Department’s Entity List.

“The CCP must end its dangerously escalatory aggression toward the Philippines, including endangering the lives of Philippine service members and disrupting the delivery of humanitarian supplies. Through its reckless use of its vessels to block, ram, and fire water cannons at Philippine vessels, the CCP shows a belligerent disregard for the territory of the Philippines, international law, and regional peace.  The United States stands by the Philippines and will uphold our treaty commitments to our ally without hesitation.”

WASHINGTON DC — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo requesting that the Department consider regulating Chinese drones operating in the United States that pose an espionage, data collection, and national security risk.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines requesting a briefing on a People’s Republic of China (PRC) biotech firm GenScript Biotechnology and its three main business segments — Be

WASHINGTON D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today released the following statement in response to the Chinese military drills encircling Taiwan. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the following statement on Taiwan's inauguration of new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim. 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act, a bill to ensure American patient data and taxpayer dollars do not fall into the hands of foreign adversaries' biotechnology companies of concern by prohibiting Federal contracting with these companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) introduced the “Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Exports Act” (ENFORCE Act) alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA).

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today issued the following statement regarding TikTok and parent company ByteDance suing the U.S. federal government to block the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement regarding President Biden signing the National Security Supplemental Package into law, including Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding Saturday’s House bipartisan passage of the four bills of the national security supplemental package:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding Saturday’s votes on the national security supplemental:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing concern about the national security risks posed by allowing connected vehicles equipped with People’s Republic of China (PRC) technologies to access sensitive U.S. military facilities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today unveiled the findings of their bipartisan investigation into the world’s foremost index provider, MSCI., and the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock. The investigation also included a canvass of the broader U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP released the following statement on the Biden Administration's actions to protect American steel workers from the CCP's predatory trading practices:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a member roundtable titled "The Space Race Returns." In the roundtable, lawmakers heard from space experts who discussed the CCP's ambitions in space and how the United States can sustain its upper hand alongside its allies and partners.

The experts who participated in the roundtable included:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the CCP’s role in fueling and perpetuating the fentanyl crisis. The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON D.C. -- On Tuesday, April 16th, at 8:00a.m., Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will convene a hearing to unveil a new investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's role fueling the fentanyl crisis in the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP released the following statement on the recent announcement by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to develop and implement a new customs enforcement action plan for textiles and apparel. The new set of initiatives will help prevent violations of U.S. trade laws, safeguard American industry, and enforce free trade agreement rules.

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, alerting him that a Chinese military company, BGI, is attempting to set up a new firm, Innomics, in Massachusetts and Kentucky, to avoid regulatory scrutiny.  The lawmakers also identify other problematic Chinese biotech companies in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of Chairman Mike Gallagher’s resignation from Congress, effective April 19, 2024:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement encouraging the Biden Administration to initiate a new Section 301 investigation into China’s unfair trade practices in the shipbuilding, maritime, and logistics industry:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) provided testimony to the House Committee on Agriculture’s Chairman Glen Thompson (R-PA) and Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) during a hearing on the continuous threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the United States’ agriculture industry, including but not limited to impacts on the supply chain, trade barriers, acquisition of U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), joined by U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), member of the Select Committee on the CCP, and Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, partnered with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Mike Waltz (FL-06) to introduce the Critical Minerals Security Act. This legislation will direct the collection of comprehensive data on global holdings and exchanges of critical minerals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the below statement following the overwhelming passage of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, TikTok put out a pop-up on their app in a call to action to an unknown number of users, urging them to call their representatives on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to vote NO on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing to highlight the CCP’s threat to U.S. biosecurity and how U.S. companies can better compete on the global stage.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today introduced the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The bill prevents app store availability or web hosting services in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement regarding the approval by the U.S. State Department of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of a Taiwan Advanced Tactical Data Link System Upgrade Planning and related equipment for an estimated cost of $75 million.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the passage of H.R. 2766, the Uyghur Policy Act of 2023, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today released the following statement.

Washington DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement today regarding the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny:

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Ranking Member Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), and House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today issued the following statement regarding the passage of a significant national security supplemental aid package through the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 70-29:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement on Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) announcing his retirement from Congress at the end of the current term:

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today introduced the Retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act (RFARA) alongside Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and Shontel Brown (D-OH).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released the following statement regarding the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) Civil Aviation Administration announcing its unilateral adjustment of the disputed air route M503, with plans to start eastbound operations of routes W122 and W123, which connect to route M503.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement commending the bipartisan National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology for its endorsement of the policy behind the bipartisan, bicameral BIOSECURE Act introduced last week by Chairman Gallagher and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) commends Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for announcing the enlisting of U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)  issued the following statement in response to the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the CCP’s support for America’s adversaries and its alignment with authoritarian governments.

The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement on Taiwan’s elections.

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party wrote to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai with concern that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will flood the United States and world markets with subsidized foundational semiconductors, also known as legacy chips, to gain global dominance over

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) joined the IT governance organization ISACA (formerly known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association) to discuss workforce development and cybersecurity in the greater Chicago area.

Carol Stream, IL – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) visited Becton Dickinson (BD)’s Peripheral Intervention’s Brachytherapy Manufacturing Facility, one of the world’s leading global medical technology companies engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products, including radioactive medical device implan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released the following statement on the inclusion of provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of FY2024 to fully implement the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party voted to pass H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which invests in core elements of American national defense, including our service members, our commitments to security partners and allies, and our own industrial base and capacity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the transnational repression activities conducted by the CCP against dissidents and activists beyond its borders.

The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), led by Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), adopted nearly 150 policy recommendations in a bipartisan report that outlines a strategy to fundamentally reset the United States' economic and technological competition with the People's

WASHINGTON – This week, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), sent a letter to the President Joe Biden in support of the administration’s recent proposed measures to ensure all illegal trade and usage of pangolins, the planet’s only

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WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by Forbes, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and the 22 other members of the House Select Committee on the Stra

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing exploring the role of propaganda, censorship, and disinformation in the CCP’s broader strategy to advance its interests around the world, including here in the U.S.

The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party alongside a host of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the Biden Administration requesting the opening of an investigation into Autel Robotics, a People's Republic of

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to reports that Shein has filed for a U.S. initial public offering while under congressional investigation:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the White Paper Protests in the People’s Republic of China:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter to Secs. Gina Raimondo, Lloyd Austin, and Janet Yellen requesting an investigation of all People’s Republic of China (PRC) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology companies to determine whether their activities justify inclusion on three U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thanks to efforts led by the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), the main U.S. federal government pension fund, announced recently that it would exclude People’s Republic of China- and Hong Kong-listed stocks from the index its “International Fund” tracks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, released the following statement on President Biden’s meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook concerning the decision to not produce a third season of The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+. According to recent news reports, this decision came in the context of differences between Apple and Mr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), delivered remarks and participated in a moderated Q&A with Dean James B. Steinberg at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released the following statement on the CCP's export restrictions on graphite.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released the following statement on legislation recently introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee that works to end double taxation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement on the People's Republic of China’s ramming of two Philippine ships in the South China Sea on Sunday.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s supplemental funding request from Congress to advance our national security and support U.S. allies and partners.

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WASHINGTON, DC –  Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today expanded a bipartisan investigation into U.S. venture capital firms investing in People's Republic of China (PRC) high-tech by launching an inquiry into Sequoia Capital and Sequoia Capital China, following the announcement that the entities will split in early 2024.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued a statement on the Belt & Road Initiative summit taking place in Beijing this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement regarding the U.S.

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

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and 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.

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP, published an op-ed in Foreign Policy about the United States’ soft-power race with the Chinese Communist Party, and how any government shutdown would actively harm our nation’s ability to win such a race with the CCP.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP, today released the following statement celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI-08) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), released the following statement regarding the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) suspension of imports of all Japanese seafood products in response to Tokyo Electric Power’s release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP held a field hearing in New York City to highlight the risks posed by the Chinese Communist Party to American investors and markets, and steps Congress can take to mitigate those risks and protect the American people.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic members of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee, highlighting the impact that budget cuts and a federal government shutdown would have on the United States’ ability to compete with the Chinese Communist Party.

STOUGHTON, WI – On Wednesday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP hosted a roundtable discussion in Stoughton, Wisconsin to examine unfair CCP industrial policies and their impact on American manufacturing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, released the following statement on the Trilateral Leaders Summit of the United States, Japan, and Republic of Korea.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, released the following statement on today’s executive order by President Joe Biden regarding outbound investments on key technology deemed a national security priority.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a rigorous examination of BlackRock and MSCI's Chinese investments decisions, Chairman Gallagher and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi today launched an investigation into the two firms. BlackRock manages trillions of dollars, drawing from Americans' hard-earned pensions and savings, and MSCI directs the investments of funds from millions of Americans' bank accounts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on ensuring U.S. leadership in the critical and emerging technologies of the 21^st century, focusing on the U.S.-PRC technology competition and the need to lead in “must win” technologies that will shape America’s economic and national security future.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the Biden Administration’s strategy related to the PRC.
The following witnesses provided testimony:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP hosted a public debate on trade and economic engagement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee, hosted the debate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP, and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-IL), Chairman of the Select Committee, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to preview today’s debate in the committee on trade and economic engagement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday night, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP held its latest hearing, titled, “Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China”, to highlight the challenges faced by American companies and workers operating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The following witnesses provided testimony at Thursday’s hearing:

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party today introduced the Retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act (RFARA) alongside Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and Shontel Brown (D-OH).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP, joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss U.S.-PRC relations in the wake of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the People’s Republic of China.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released the following joint statement after the House Committee on Armed Services' markup of the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released an interim report detailing the preliminary findings of the Select Committee's bipartisan investigations into Chinese fast fashion brands, Shein

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of members of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP traveled to Detroit, Michigan to meet with U.S. automotive leaders in a series of listening sessions aimed at helping shape policy to strengthen American manufacturing and reduce risk from supply chains overreliant on the People’s Republic of China. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and CCP, spoke at a roundtable event, hosted by the Select Committee, commemorating the 34^th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The event featured striking testimony from democracy and human rights activists Wei Jingsheng and Hengping “Henry” Li.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party, published an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune on how the United States can enhance its competitiveness with China to ensure it maintains its place as the global economic leader for the remainder of the 21^st century and beyond.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party adopted its policy proposals to help end the CCP's ongoing Uyghur genocide and overwhelmingly adopted its policy proposals to enhance Taiwan's deterrence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During yesterday’s executive business meeting of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), in remarks made before the committee, commended the bipartisan efforts that helped produce the policy recommendations that were overwhelmingly adopted by the committee, on the topics of ending the CCP’s Uyghur genocide and Taiwan deterrence efforts.

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP held its third hearing, focused on the economic and innovation competition between the two countries. The opening statement from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) can be found below. Video of the Ranking Member’s opening statement can be found here, and of his question line can be found here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, released a statement regarding the new defense pact announced between the United States and Papua New Guinea.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the CCP, and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), published a joint op-ed in USA Today about protecting AAPI communities against hateful rhetoric and violence as we seek to strengthen America’s competitive advantage at home and abroad.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and CCP, released the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during his State of the Homeland address, directing the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a 90-day Department-wide spring to assess the threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in six critical areas and how the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party, released the following joint statement regarding the arrest of the Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, two suspected Chinese Communist Party operatives charged with setting up an illegal CCP police station in New York City.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, made the following statement regarding the recent trilateral announcement about critical next steps on the AUKUS Agreement between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Haley Stevens (D-MI), members of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, published a joint op-ed in the Detroit Free-Press, explaining what the United States should do to address trade deficits with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in several key industries, including semiconductor chip manufacturing, lithium battery production, and rare-earth mineral mining.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party released the following joint statement regarding the sentencing of two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers by the Chinese Communist Party.

SIMI VALLEY, CA – Today, a group of bipartisan lawmakers met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to discuss the mutual security and economic interests between America and Taiwan. Below is a transcript of the remarks made by Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today released the following joint statement in support of U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emauel's speech at the University of Tokyo, outlining the Chinese Communist Party's economic coercion and the need for the free world to push back again the CCP's malign influence.

Washington, D.C. —Below is the opening statement from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party during its hearing tonight, titled “The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide.” Footage of Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi’s opening statement is available here.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today released the following joint statement concerning reports that the Biden Administration will demand a full divestment of ByteDance ownership of TikTok.

Washington, D.C. — Below is Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi’s opening statement for today’s hearing titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to America.”

Footage of Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi’s opening statement is available here.