Congressional “China Committee” Kicks Off Economic Hearing – Calls China “Threat of a Lifetime”

By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization 

(Washington DC) There is little ambiguity when it comes to the tasks now underway with the newly establish Congressional “Select Committee on the Strategic and Competition between the US and the Chinese Communist Party,” .. as activity is already underway and members are holding little back about the urgency of the threat, calling China the “threat of a lifetime.”

Congressional “Select Committee 

“I do think that there is an increasing sense of urgency, not only within the Pentagon, but across the American public, especially with the recent Chinese spy balloon incident. But we still have a ways to go. This has to be an all hands on deck call. This is the threat of our lifetime. And it’s going to require that we’re able to act in months, not years,” Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va, told Warrior in a special interview on the Committee.

The Committee has now been underway for several months and has announced an ambitious line up of expert witnesses. The Select Committee includes members from both parties, is not purely focused on China’s military ambitions but also closely exploring the perhaps lesser recognized elements of Chinese aggression and clear ambition. The Committee does not have legislative powers but plans to inspire and drive timely actions to counter what they believe is a deeply nuanced, complex and significant threat posed by China. 

“We had a great first hearing that was an overview about the breadth and scope of the Chinese threat. The witnesses there were pretty incredible. We even had a Chinese dissident there that had experienced the impact of the Chinese Communist Party from Tiananmen Square,” Wittman added.