Congressional committee urges swift action on escalating Chinese threats

"An influential bipartisan congressional commission is urging lawmakers to create a new economic statecraft office to enforce U.S. sanctions, limit Chinese influence in the electrical grid, and release funding to maintain dominance in cyber and quantum technologies - warning that the national security threat from Beijing has escalated over the past year and could threaten the United States in a future conflict."

"The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which issues annual policy recommendations to Congress, warned that without action, China could seize control of vulnerable U.S. supply chains and severely weaken the U.S. military in a potential conflict."

"It also urged lawmakers to increase support for vulnerable Indo-Pacific nations, including expanding the U.S. Coast Guard's role in the region, and to require the Pentagon to clarify its actual capacity to respond to a potential invasion of Taiwan - a mission President Xi Jinping has said he wants China's military to be capable of by 2027."

A bipartisan congressional commission recommended establishing an economic statecraft office to enforce sanctions, curb Chinese influence in the electrical grid, and fund cyber and quantum dominance. The commission warned that Beijing's national security threat escalated over the past year and could endanger the United States in a future conflict. The commission cautioned that without action China could control vulnerable U.S. supply chains and weaken U.S. military readiness. The commission urged increased support for vulnerable Indo-Pacific partners, expanded U.S. Coast Guard roles, and a Pentagon assessment of capacity to respond to a Taiwan invasion. Recommendations included tighter controls on AI chips, robotics and pharmaceuticals.

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