Bipartisan House panel proposes over 150 aggressive policies to confront China, but lawmakers divided on best approach
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The House Select Committee on China has proposed 150 aggressive policy recommendations to confront China economically, technologically, and militarily. But some lawmakers argue the proposals would harm U.S. industries.
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Committee chair Mike Gallagher aims to pass bipartisan legislation in 2024 based on the panel's recommendations, but members disagree on issues like revoking China's normal trade status.
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The committee has fostered rare bipartisan unity on confronting China as a threat, though partisan divides remain on the best approach to strategic competition.
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Democrats favor domestic investments in technology while Republicans focus more on sanctions and export controls targeting China's military and technology sectors.
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Some experts and lawmakers criticize Gallagher's confrontational stance toward China as inflaming tensions and undermining the Biden administration's efforts at diplomacy.