The Select: A Weekly Committee Recap (Week of 9/25)

Welcome to The Select, a weekly newsletter to get you the latest stories on the work of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party in Congress.

See below for this week's updates.

- "Ford Halts Work on $3.5 Billion Plant Amid Strike, Forced Labor Probe"

“CATL’s deep ties to Chinese Communist Party forced labor have no place in the American market and make the company exceptionally unfit to receive American taxpayer dollars.” - Chairman Gallagher following Ford's decision to pause its partnership.

Read the full article from the Washington Post HERE.

- "US Lawmakers Ramp Up Trade Heat on China Over Auto-Parts Tariffs"

“One American company has been compelled to accumulate significant debt, divest itself of two business divisions and most recently lay off one-quarter of its workforce due to Sunsong’s trade fraud.” - Chairman Gallagher and Rep. Darin LaHood.

Read the full article from Bloomberg HERE.

- "American Influence is Needed in Latin America Now Like Never Before"

“Greater CCP control always spells disaster for human rights. Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese "smart city" systems are part of an authoritarianism starter kit designed to protect leaders from their own populations. In 2016, Venezuela introduced "homeland" ID cards required to access government services, enabled by ZTE. In 2021, when protests erupted in Cuba, the regime had no trouble shutting down the Chinese-controlled internet.” — Chairman Gallagher writes in Newsweek.

- "The Congressman Investigating Four VC Firms with Ties to China Has a Message: This is Just the Beginning"

“If we can get the answers and the participation we want without subpoenas, that’s great. But we’re prepared to use them as soon as we feel like we’re stonewalled and people are refusing to testify or answer questions when asked.” -Chairman Gallagher.

Read the full article in Fortune HERE.