(Central Square) – U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Thursday issued nine letters saying China has infiltrated the U.S. economy and government and must be eradicated. Sent to federal agency.
Highlights of Chinese spying and infiltration successes, from Chinese spy balloons that blanketed China from coast to coast last year, to continued cyberattacks, to China's major purchases of American farmland, including near U.S. military installations There are several examples of collections.
“The Chinese Communist Party is waging war against the United States by targeting, influencing, and infiltrating every economic sector and community in the United States without firing a single bullet,” Comer said. Ta. “We know that this systematic influence and infiltration activity by the Chinese Communist Party threatens America's military readiness, technology sector, financial markets, agricultural industry, education system, and intellectual property. All. The lives and safety of Americans are affected.”
Comer sent letters to the Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Federal Energy Agency. Regulatory Commission and National Science Foundation.
He demanded answers about how Chinese Communist Party officials infiltrate and use their organizations and what is being done to stop them.
“The committee oversees the federal government's efforts to protect the American people from the Chinese Communist Party's 'political warfare' and nefarious influence operations,” Comer said.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress last month that cyber attacks in the People's Republic of China are a serious danger.
“But China's cyberattacks go far beyond predicting future conflicts,” he said. “Today, and literally every day, they are actively attacking our economic security and engaging in mass theft of our innovation, personal data, and corporate data.
“China's cyber threats are made far more dangerous by the way the entire government integrates cyber into its campaign against us,” Wray continued. “They are recruiting talent to target our businesses, using insiders to steal the same types of innovation and data that hackers are targeting, while also engaging in corporate deception and transactional fraud. , concealing the hand of the Chinese government in joint ventures and investments.”
Comer suggested further action would be taken on this issue in the future.
“The Oversight Committee has a responsibility to ensure that the federal government takes all necessary steps to protect the American people from the ongoing political warfare waged by the Chinese Communist Party,” Comer said. “The committee's actions today are just the beginning, and we look forward to the full cooperation of our agencies to thwart China's efforts to influence and penetrate the United States.”
A poll conducted by the nonprofit organization State Armor and Marist found that Americans are concerned about Chinese influence, with “80% of Americans supporting or supporting legislation that would require U.S. companies to remove Chinese-made telecommunications equipment.'' It turned out that we strongly support it.”
The survey also reported that 79% of Americans “support or strongly support legislation that would prevent foreign companies (such as China) from bidding on state and local contracts for projects and supplies.”
