Following the latest examples of U.S. taxpayer dollars helping to fund China’s global ambitions, Republican senators are taking action.
Their solution comes in a bill to shield domestic technology research from being shared with the Chinese communist party. (RELATED: Senate Democrats Unanimously Vote With China to Downsize US Economy)
A press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) explains what the senator and her colleagues hope to accomplish:
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) along with Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022.
The bill would prevent any federally funded U.S. research from being shared or conducted jointly with Chinese entities that participate in the Chinese Communist Party’s Military Civil-Fusion strategy. This national development strategy aims to mobilize non-military resources and expertise in China to increase the capabilities and lethality of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). As a result, international exchange with ostensibly civilian institutions in China is now highly vulnerable to PLA appropriation. Specifically, the legislation would prohibit U.S. research agencies, as well as universities, colleges, and private companies that receive federal funding, from engaging in STEM research or technical exchange with Chinese entities of concern in areas of cutting-edge technology that could improve the PLA’s ability to wage war against the United States and its allies.
“The Chinese Communist Party cannot continue to steal technology from America for use in their Military-Civil Fusion strategy,” Blackburn said. “The United States’ innovative spirit keeps our military advanced. This bill would stop the CCP in their tracks by securing that spirit.”
“The Chinese Communist Party is our number one threat. Beijing will lie, cheat, and steal to become more powerful than the United States,” Rubio said. “All too often, our nation’s scientists and experts partner with their Chinese counterparts without understanding how their research will be weaponized by the Chinese military. My bill will prevent this type of collaboration and protect federally funded research from falling into the hands of the People’s Liberation Army.”
“We know Communist China steals American technology and intellectual property and will stop at nothing in its quest for world domination,” Scott said. “The Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022 will address the serious threat Communist China poses to our technology, national security, and the private information of American citizens.”
“The United States shouldn’t be in the business of funding Chairman Xi’s aspirations for military supremacy,” Sasse said. “Through its MCF strategy, the CCP intentionally blurs the lines between academic research, the commercial private sector, and defense industry to build the next generation of Chinese weapons designed to challenge the United States. We should’ve cut federal funding for US agencies, higher education, and private companies that engage in research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities involved in this strategy years ago. We can’t make it easy for the CCP to beat the United States.”“It’s no secret the Chinese Communist Party has stolen American intellectual property, yet colleges, universities, and private companies in the United States continue to partner with China for research,” Cotton said. “Our bill will end these partnerships to ensure the CCP can’t use our research as a weapon against us.”
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Donny Ferguson is a professional fundraiser and organizational manager. Born and raised in Texas, he has lived in Washington, D.C. for 16 years. Ferguson also served as Senior Communications and Policy Adviser in the United States House of Representatives, operating one of Capitol Hill's most effective media operations.
…What enemy??
The CCP, Wall Street, The US ☭hamber Of ☭ommerce and ☭orporate Ameri☭a bribed ☭ongress to write the laws that made it legal to screw over America and allow the greatest transfer of jobs, wealth and intellectual property in modern history to an avowed enemy, Communist China, making them the threat they are today!
☭ongress and ☭orporate America are the real enemy!
…And of course the MIC, DOD and Joint ☭hief’s are OK with this. They just got trillions to pretend to fight an enemy that ☭ongress and ☭orporate America created.
With Americans like our for sale politicians who needs enemies.
I don’t know why both my Indiana Senators aren’t signatories? They should be.
We need a bill for this??? How about just calling it treason, for Pete’s sake.
Why would our government and big business give anything to a country that we most likely will go to war against some day? Does everyone that gets elected get to Washington DC and all of a sudden get stupid? Sure seems like it. No elected official should vote against a bill like this!
If China (read CCP) hasn’t stolen enough of our technology (military, communications, medical, commercial, etc.) why are we willing to give them more? While I firmly believe that many in Washington (some civilians and most military) — numerous indications reveal that we are evolving into some form of “Silent Suicide” and the “Treacherous Trio” (Biden, Pelosi and Schumer) want to continue their stupidity with a “Green New Deal” or whatever that scheme is called. Given their continuing stupidity with their vote-seeking border debacle and lack of national security concerns — eventually we might be adhering to the dictates of China (read CCP). Press 1 for Spanish, press 2 for Chinese.
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If China (read CCP) hasn’t stolen enough of our technology (military, communications, medical, commercial, etc.) why are we willing to give them more? While I firmly believe that many in Washington (some civilians and most military) — are fiercely concerned with national security — numerous indications reveal that we are evolving into some form of “Silent Suicide” and the “Treacherous Trio” (Biden, Pelosi and Schumer) want to continue their stupidity with a “Green New Deal” or whatever that scheme is called. Given their continuing stupidity with their vote-seeking border debacle and lack of national security concerns — eventually we might be adhering to the dictates of China (read CCP). Press 1 for Spanish, press 2 for Chinese.