MEDIA ADVISORY: Select Committee to Hold Hearing on How the Chinese Communist Party Manipulates Global Mineral Prices to Maintain Its Dominance

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: 

• Mr. Jonathan Rowntree, Chief Executive Officer, Niron Magnetics
• Mr. Jonathan Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Lithium Americas
• Mr. Matthew Sloustcher, Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, MP Materials

When: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 10:00 A.M ET

Where: 390 Cannon House Office Building

The event will be livestreamed here. 

The event is open to credentialed members of the media. 

Members of the media planning to attend should RSVP to zaina.adamu@mail.house.gov.