Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, be it through technology transfers or monetary investments, we must stop funding our own destruction through tacit support of the PLA's technological advancement. This amendment requires the annual China Military Power Report to provide an assessment of the PRC's development in critical and emerging technologies, relevant to any advancement of the PLA capabilities, any involvement in the CCP's Military-Civil Fusion program, or any involvement in the development of the CCP's state surveillance initiatives. This amendment also calls on the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and other interagency partners to list all Chinese companies involved in the development of this critical technology and determine if any U.S. technology components are used by these companies or if any U.S. capital is invested in these companies. This is critical information to have. American dollars and ingenuity should not be building the CCP's techno-totalitarian surveillance state and should not be funding its gross human rights abuses. We must recognize the risk of support for entities involved in Xi's Military- Civil Fusion program and understand any technological development made in China on the civil side instantly goes to support military advancements.…”