US Congress
Total 164 Posts
Congresswoman Raises Concerns about Chinese Takeover of U.S. Education Company
A Republican Congresswoman wrote to President Biden and Treasury Secretary Yellen last week with concerns about a Chinese private equity firm's acquisition of a U.S. educational company that serves military personnel and therefore has data on them.
Members of Congress Press U.S. Government, Companies on Xinjiang Labor Practices
Last week, various members of Congress raised the issue of labor rights abuses in the supply chains of SHEIN and several and other companies, writing to both U.S. government agencies and the companies themselves.
Leading U.S. Senate Democrats Put Forward Ideas for China Competition
At a press conference yesterday, a group of Senate Democrats offered a range of ideas for competing with China economically and more broadly, indicating that legislation that reflects these ideas is coming, and that they would try to work with Republicans on these issues.
U.S. Senators Urge Action Against Chinese Cloud Service Providers
Last week, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and eight other Republican Senators sent a letter urging several Biden administration officials "to impose sanctions and take other decisive actions against Huawei Cloud and other People’s Republic of China (PRC) cloud service providers that pose a threat to U.S. national
U.S. Senators Want COMAC on Sanctions List
Two Republican U.S. Senators have called for adding the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer, to the Commerce Department's Military End User (MEU) List.
U.S. Congressman Raises Questions on Ford/CATL Deal
In a letter sent earlier this week, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) raised several questions with Ford CEO Jim Farley about the company's partnership with a Chinese company, and warned that as a result of the automaker’s use of electric vehicle tax credits
Members of Congress Push for UFLPA Enforcement
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security pressing for tougher enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).