In new Congress, a bipartisan push to take on China
For decades, the U.S. line was that embracing China in the world economy and global order would inevitably help modernize and liberalize that country. Now, there’s a growing sense among members of Congress that this was a miscalculation – and there’s an urgent need to wake up and correct course.
In a rare show of bipartisan agreement, Republicans and Democrats across a range of committees are highlighting what they see as the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and pushing to counter its ideological, economic, and military advances.
“This is an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century – and the most fundamental freedoms are at stake,” said Chair Mike Gallagher at the first hearing of a new House select committee on China.
“The CCP laughed at our naiveté while they took advantage of
