The GOP takes over the House soon, bringing heightened rhetoric and hawkish proposals.
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) speaking at a press conference, September 30, 2020. Gallagher is set to lead the Select Committee on China. Credit: Sipa via AP Images
When the Republican Party takes over the House of Representatives in January, the new group of lawmakers will bring a wide-ranging — and decidedly hawkish — China agenda with them.
Republican House members have vowed to take action on issues like critical supply chains, Chinese influence campaigns, and U.S.-China tech competition. And to coordinate those efforts, the House will set up a special Select Committee on China, led by Representative Michael Gallagher from Wisconsin.
In a recent op-ed about the new Committee penned by Gallagher and Representative Kevin McCarthy, who is running to be House speaker, the pair argued that “The greatest threat to the United States is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...To win the new Cold War, we must respond to Chinese aggression with tough policies.”
The Biden administration hasn’t shied away from confronting China, with measures like stringent chip export controls and human rights sanctions. But the heightened rhetoric a
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