{"id":2053102,"date":"2023-10-02T20:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:55:09","slug":"house-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP wants answers from DOD, FBI on Chinese infiltration of US military bases."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>House Republicans \u200bLaunch Investigation\u200b into Chinese \u2063Efforts to Infiltrate US\u2062 Military<\/h2>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee, led by Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), has announced a new \u2062investigation into \u200dthe alarming attempts by Chinese operatives to infiltrate the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Comer \u2064and Rep. \u200dGlenn Grothman \u200c(R-Wis.), who chairs the Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border,\u200b and Foreign Affairs,\u200b have \u2062sent a letter\u200b to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and FBI Director Chris Wray, raising concerns about\u2062 repeated incidents of Chinese nationals breaching security gates at U.S. military bases. The lawmakers \u200dare \u2064calling for a briefing on these \u2064security breaches by\u200b Oct. 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported \u2064that a joint review by the Department\u2062 of Defense (DOD), FBI, \u200band other U.S. \u200dagencies\u2062 uncovered over\u200c a hundred instances \u200bof Chinese nationals attempting to force \u2064their way onto U.S. military bases and \u200csensitive facilities in recent years. These individuals often disguised themselves \u200das\u200b tourists and quickly bypassed security before being\u200b apprehended. \u200bThe review referred to them as &#8220;gate crashers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/florida-proud-boys-member-christopher-worrell-captured-by-fbi-after-44-days-as-a-fugitive-5500987?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Florida Proud Boys\u200d Member Christopher\u2064 Worrell Captured by FBI After 44 Days as a Fugitive<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/29\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/florida-proud-boys-member-christopher-worrell-captured-by-fbi-after-44-days-as-a-fugitive-5500987?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/fbi-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-spy-on-americans-without-court-approval-watchdog-5500417?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>FBI Shouldn&#8217;t Be Allowed to Spy on Americans Without Court \u200dApproval: Watchdog<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/fbi-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-spy-on-americans-without-court-approval-watchdog-5500417?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In January 2019, two Chinese citizens, \u200cWang Yuhao \u2064and\u200c Zhang Jielun, were arrested\u200d at Naval\u2064 Air\u2064 Station \u2062(NAS) Key West for trespassing and taking photos. Despite being instructed to leave, they continued onto the base. Both\u200d individuals pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison in \u200bJune 2020. Another Chinese national, Lyuyou Liao, also pleaded guilty to a similar offense.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;These efforts to \u200daccess\u200c U.S. military bases\u2062 and facilities raise concerns\u2062 about \u200dwhat these Chinese \u200cnationals\u200b are\u2064 seeking to access and\u2063 for what purpose,&#8221; wrote Comer\u200d and Grothman. &#8220;The People\u2019s\u200b Republic of China (PRC) has long used espionage\u2063 as a tool to gain access to \u2063U.S. national security secrets. But the PRC\u2019s efforts\u2062 to spy on the \u200cUnited States\u2063 has\u2062 become more brazen in recent years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>While these &#8220;gate crashers&#8221; may only catch a glimpse\u200b of sensitive U.S. facilities before being apprehended,\u200c the\u2063 lawmakers \u200dexpressed concerns about \u200bother methods of Chinese espionage. They\u200b highlighted attempts\u2062 by Chinese nationals and business entities to acquire land\u200c near military bases, as well as the incident involving a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that\u200b flew \u2062over the United States before being shot down.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The lawmakers \u2064also mentioned the\u2063 arrest\u200c of two U.S. Navy sailors on charges of spying for China and the discovery of a \u200bsuspected Chinese secret police \u200bstation operating in \u2064New \u200dYork City.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The varied nature of these incidents, from \u200dclandestine intelligence facilities to espionage balloons, suggests a \u200dmultifaceted \u200dapproach \u2062to intelligence gathering by the PRC,&#8221; wrote Comer and Grothman. &#8220;It is imperative that our \u200bgovernment is fully apprised\u2062 of the\u200b breadth and depth of these activities, which pose significant\u2064 threats to our national security and our\u200d military personnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers have requested the DOD and FBI to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">provide specific details<\/a> \u2062about Chinese surveillance efforts, the security implications, and the countermeasures taken.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/house-republicans-seek-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases_945415.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD \u2064News<\/a><\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d prompted the House Oversight Committee to launch a formal investigation into Chinese \u200defforts \u200cto \u2064infiltrate the United States military?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E at NAS Key West in January 2021 and was sentenced to time served \u200dand ordered to leave the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>These incidents \u200chighlight \u2064the ongoing threat posed by Chinese operatives attempting to \u200cgain access\u2064 to sensitive U.S. \u200cmilitary\u200d installations. The fact that \u200cthese\u2064 individuals were \u2062able to breach \u2063security \u2063measures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases\/\" title=\"House GOP wants answers from DOD, FBI on Chinese infiltration of US military bases.\">enter military bases raises<\/a> serious\u200c concerns about the effectiveness of our defense protocols and the potential\u200d compromise of\u2062 classified \u200cinformation and technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The \u200dHouse \u200bOversight Committee&#8217;s investigation aims to\u200c understand the\u2064 extent of\u200b these security breaches and assess the\u2064 response and action taken by the Department of\u2063 Defense and the FBI. The committee believes it is\u200b crucial to ensure the safety \u2064and security of \u2064our military facilities and personnel, as \u2063well as protect our national security interests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In their letter to Defense Secretary\u2063 Austin and FBI Director Wray, Chair Comer\u2064 and Rep. Grothman express their concern over the repeated incidents of Chinese nationals trespassing on U.S. military bases and request a detailed briefing on these security breaches by October 16. The lawmakers \u200demphasize the need for a \u2062thorough investigation into these incidents and urge the \u2063Department of Defense and the FBI to take appropriate \u2062action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-convicted-terrorists-led-religious-services-in-federal-prisons\/\" title=\"Report: Convicted Terrorists Led Religious Services in Federal Prisons\">strengthen security measures<\/a>\u2062 and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-review-senior-official-linked-to-iranian-government-group\/\" title=\"Pentagon to assess senior official's ties to Iranian government group.\">prevent future infiltrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>It\u200c is essential \u2062that we remain vigilant in the face of foreign\u2062 attempts \u2063to infiltrate and gather sensitive\u2062 information from our military. The defense of our nation depends\u2062 on the safeguarding of our \u2062military assets and personnel. The House Oversight Committee&#8217;s investigation is a crucial step in addressing\u2062 this threat and ensuring the continued protection of our national\u2063 security interests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee, led by Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), \u200bhas launched a formal investigation into the escalating efforts by Chinese\u200d operatives to infiltrate the United States military. Chair Comer and Rep. Glenn \u2062Grothman (R-Wis.), who chairs the \u200bOversight \u200csubcommittee on National Security,\u2062 the Border, and Foreign Affairs, have\u200c sent\u2064 a letter\u2063 to Defense Secretary\u200b Lloyd Austin and\u200d FBI\u2064 Director Chris Wray, expressing their concerns \u2064about repeated incidents of\u2064 Chinese nationals breaching security gates at US military\u2062 bases. They\u200b are calling for a briefing on these\u200c security breaches\u200d to be held by October 16.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report by the Department of Defense (DOD), FBI, \u2063and other US agencies revealed over a \u200chundred instances\u200c of \u2063Chinese nationals attempting to forcefully gain access \u200bto US military\u2064 bases and sensitive\u200c facilities in \u200cthe\u200d past few years. These individuals frequently disguised themselves\u200d as tourists and managed to bypass \u2062security measures before being apprehended. They were referred \u200cto as &#8220;gate crashers&#8221; in the\u200b review conducted by\u200c the agencies.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d a notable incident, two Chinese citizens, Wang \u2062Yuhao and Zhang Jielun, were arrested in January 2019 at Naval \u2064Air Station (NAS) Key West for \u200btrespassing\u200b and taking photographs. \u2064Despite being instructed to \u2063leave,\u2063 they persisted in entering the base. Both individuals pleaded guilty and \u2062were sentenced to prison in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an inquiry into Chinese operatives&#8217; alleged infiltration of the U.S. military. Comer and Rep. 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