WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) released a new “China Threat Snapshot” assessment, detailing recent instances of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-related espionage and acts of transnational repression in the United States. The assessment also documents recent CHS legislative efforts to address these national security threats posed by the CCP. 
 
“The Chinese Communist Party is not satisfied with destroying freedom and repressing its citizens within its own borders. Beijing has continually encroached upon American sovereignty to spy, intimidate, and harass not only defectors, but even American citizens,” Chairman Green said. “To be clear, our adversary is not the Chinese people, but the threat that comes from the tyrannical regime that oppresses its own people, commits genocide, censors speech, and seeks to undermine representative government. It is important we remain clear-eyed about the threat the CCP poses to the security of the American people so we are prepared to counter its malign influence at every turn.”
 
The complete “China Threat Snapshot” is available here.

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CCP-related threats to the homeland have grown rapidly in recent years. It is becoming increasingly evident that China’s oppressive arm reaches far beyond its own borders to actively oppose democracy, silence dissent, and spy on the United States. 
 
From February 2021 to August 2024, there have been over 55 CCP-related espionage cases in 20 states including the transmission of sensitive military information, the stealing of trade secrets, the execution of transnational repression schemes, and the obstruction of justice.
 
According to the FBI, about 80 percent of economic espionage prosecutions allege conduct that would benefit China, and there is at least some nexus to China in around 60 percent of all trade secret theft cases. 
 
FBI Director Wray has testified that that the FBI opens new cases to counter the CCP’s intelligence operations roughly every 12 hours. 
 
According to the Freedom House, the CCP is a top perpetrator of transnational repression in the world to silence dissidents critical of the regime. In January, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), heard testimony from Dr. Bob Fu, a Chinese dissident and victim of heinous acts of transnational repression by the CCP. Fu’s testimony informed the introduction of three bipartisan bills to counter transnational repression on U.S. soil, which have since been advanced out of the Committee. 
 
Additionally, the Biden-Harris administration has overseen the largest influx of Chinese nationals illegally crossing the Southwest border than any previous administration. While the motivating factors driving Chinese nationals to cross the border are multifaceted, a thorough review is warranted due to the glaring security vulnerabilities at the border.  In FY24 alone, Border Patrol agents have recorded more than 36,000 apprehensions of Chinese nationals—more than all those recorded from FY07-20 combined. In March, the Committee released a “Startling Stats” fact sheet documenting the dramatic increase.  

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