According to a NEWSMAX report, the House Oversight Committee is preparing to launch a wide-reaching probe into China’s “war against the U.S.”
Oversight Chair James Comer released a statement on Thursday.
“Without firing a single bullet, the Chinese Communist Party is waging war against the U.S. by targeting, influencing, and infiltrating every economic sector and community in America,” Comer wrote in a statement Thursday. “We know that this coordinated influence and infiltration campaign by the CCP threatens U.S. military readiness, the technology sector, financial markets, agriculture industry, education systems, and intellectual property.
“The lives and security of all Americans are affected.”
“The Oversight Committee has a responsibility to ensure the federal government is taking every action necessary to protect Americans from the CCP’s ongoing political warfare,” Comer’s statement continued. “Actions taken by the committee today are just the beginning and I look forward to full cooperation from agencies as we work to thwart China’s efforts to influence and infiltrate the United States of America.”
NEWSMAX confirms that copies of Comer’s letter were sent to the Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Agency for Global Media, Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, NASA, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the National Science Foundation.
From NEWSMAX:
Comer’s investigation seeks information regarding what steps are being taken to thwart the CCP’s political and economic warfare campaign. More U.S. agencies will be called on to provide information on how they are combating CCP warfare, according to Comer, who will lead several hearings to address this national security threat.
Former President Donald Trump’s administration sought to leverage a new trade deal with China by pressing it to address unfair trade practice, including forced technology transfer and intellectual property theft.
Comer’s letters went out hours before Reuters published a report about the Trump administration’s Central Intelligence Agency operation against China in 2019.
Three former officials told Reuters that the CIA created a small team of operatives who used internet identities to share narratives about Xi Jinping’s government to overseas news outlets.
🚨China is waging war against the U.S. by targeting, influencing, & infiltrating economic sectors & communities in America.
Today, I launched a government-wide investigation to ensure the federal government is taking action to protect Americans from the CCP’s political warfare. https://t.co/u9tyDMMFVZ
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) March 14, 2024
