“The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest geopolitical threat of our lifetime,” McCarthy said Thursday. “We need a whole-of-government approach that will build on the efforts of the Republican-led China Task Force and ensure America is prepared to tackle the economic and security challenges posed by the CCP.”
For those reasons, McCarthy said that under a Republican majority, he will “establish a Select Committee on China.”
McCarthy tapped Gallagher, R-Wis., to serve as chairman.
“As a Member who served in uniform as a Marine Counterintelligence officer and has dedicated his time in Congress to understanding, educating, and defending America from the threat the CCP poses, Mike Gallagher is exceptionally qualified and is the right person to lead and advance this important agenda at this vital moment,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy and other top congressional Republicans throughout the midterm campaign cycle stressed the need to hold China accountable.
Gallagher, in a statement to Fox News, thanked McCarthy for the appointment and for his leadership on the issue of China.
“The greatest threat to the United States is the Chinese Communist Party,” Gallagher told Fox News. “The CCP continues to commit genocide, obscure the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, steal hundreds of billions of dollars worth of American intellectual property, and threaten Taiwan.”