Aaron Bean: “I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Kiley). Mr. Speaker, for those just tuning in, China is manipulating and…”

“I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Kiley). Mr. Speaker, for those just tuning in, China is manipulating and trying to peddle influence among our higher universities, and Members are standing up and saying enough. A few weeks ago, and to great amazement, we saw this Chinese spy balloon that cruised over our most sensitive sites in our country. We were told we were blocking it from transmitting any data at the time, but now we have found that that spy balloon was transmitting pictures and information of our most sensitive military and nuclear sites in real time. Who knows? I don't know if we will ever find out the true damage of that espionage break. Why on earth it wasn't shot down, I don't know. But what about the things we can't see? We can't see what China is doing to buy influence and to infiltrate our university systems. Mr. Speaker, somebody that is going to tell us his angle on it is a gentleman who was part of a delegation that just last week went to Taiwan, went on an Asia tour to meet with leaders about just exactly what is going on over there. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Moran).”