(The Center Square) – U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent nine letters to federal agencies Thursday saying China has infiltrated the U.S. economy and government and needs to be uprooted.
There have been several high-profile examples of Chinese spying and infiltration success, from the Chinese spy balloon that covered the country from coast to coast last year to ongoing cyber attacks to the significant purchase of U.S. farmland by China, including near U.S. military installations.
“Without firing a single bullet, the Chinese Communist Party is waging war against the U.S. by targeting, influencing, and infiltrating every economic sector and community in America,” Comer said. “We know that this coordinated influence and infiltration campaign by the CCP threatens U.S. military readiness, the technology sector, financial markets, agriculture industry, education systems, and intellectual property. The lives and security of all Americans are affected.”
Comer sent letters to the Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Agency for Global Media, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,…
