{"id":2339910,"date":"2024-09-11T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-reinstate-trump-era-program-rooting-out-chinese-spies-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:05:24","slug":"house-votes-to-reinstate-trump-era-program-rooting-out-chinese-spies-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-reinstate-trump-era-program-rooting-out-chinese-spies-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to reinstate Trump-era program rooting out Chinese spies &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-votes-to-reinstate-trump-era-program-rooting-out-chinese-spies-washington-examiner%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=2339910&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--><p>The U.S. House\u200b of Representatives has passed\u2064 a bill aimed\u200b at reviving a\u200c Trump-era initiative designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-worker-charged-with-espionage-allegedly-working-with-african-nation\/\" title=\"U.S. Govt. worker accused of espionage, collaborating with African nation.\">combat espionage<\/a> by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in American research and infrastructure. The Protect America\u2019s Innovation and \u2062Economic \u2064Security from CCP Act, which passed with a vote of 237-180, seeks to restore the Department of Justice&#8217;s National Security Division&#8217;s efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-murphy-demands-doj-shut-down-chinese-spying-in-colleges-and-universities\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Murphy Demands DOJ Shut Down Chinese Spying In Colleges And Universities\">prevent intellectual property theft<\/a> \u2063and \u200cprotect U.S. technology. Proponents, including Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), argue\u200c that the CCP&#8217;s infiltration of American industries \u200chas cost the U.S. economy \u200bup to $600 billion annually. The\u200c bill aims to\u200d enhance collaboration between the DOJ, the FBI, and other federal agencies to safeguard crucial American assets. The original China \u2062Initiative, launched in 2018\u2064 during the \u200cTrump \u200cadministration, focused on\u200b tackling Chinese academic and commercial \u200bthreats but \u2063was dismantled by \u200cthe \u2062Biden administration due to concerns over\u2063 its impact on Chinese Americans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House passes bill to reinstate Trump-era program rooting out Chinese spies in US research<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Department of Justice<\/a> would revive Trump-era efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3147277\/china-hawks-congress-keep-pressure-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">root out perceived Chinese spies<\/a> in U.S. research and infrastructure as part of efforts to combat foreign espionage from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a>, according to a new bill that passed the House on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lawmakers voted 237-180 to advance the Protect America&rsquo;s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2049090\/gop-pushes-law-reviving-ccp-initiative-scuttled-by-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reinstate an initiative<\/a> within the DOJ National Security Division to combat intellectual theft from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/3142400\/chinas-new-war-americas-freedom-depends-on-confronting-the-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chinese government<\/a> and protect U.S. infrastructure and technology. The bill would help thwart CCP efforts to infiltrate global research and industries that have cost the United States up to $600 billion annually, according to Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), who introduced the bill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Efforts by the CCP to infiltrate our domestic industries and steal American trade secrets cannot go unaddressed,&rdquo; Gooden told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement. &ldquo;The Chinese Communist Party continues to ramp up efforts to steal and copy U.S. technological advances. My bill will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-would-allow-feds-to-purge-u-s-military-and-local-police-using-charges-of-hate-crimes\/\" title=\"Bill Would Allow Feds To Purge U.S. Military And Local Police Using Charges Of \u2018Hate Crimes\u2019\">give federal law enforcement<\/a> the tools they need to effectively combat the CCP and safeguard American industry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill would revive the China Initiative that was established under former President Donald Trump in November 2018. The program sought to pursue Chinese commercial theft of U.S. technology at a time when the two countries were engaged in tense trade wars and tariff exchanges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The program especially targeted instances in which individuals omitted information or failed to disclose Chinese funding on grant applications. Under Gooden&rsquo;s bill, the reinstated program would ensure the DOJ collaborates more closely with the FBI and other federal agencies to &ldquo;safeguard critical American infrastructure and technology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The program was later dismantled under the Biden administration over concerns it unfairly targeted Chinese Americans and portrayed them as unloyal to the U.S. Others expressed concerns the initiative relied on racially profiling residents with Chinese ancestry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, 160 individuals and entities were indicted before the initiative ended and at least 45 of those have been convicted or pleaded guilty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gop.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to House Republicans<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2022, the Biden DOJ ended a program that sought to counter Chinese intelligence threats on American intellectual property, critical infrastructure, and academic institutions,&rdquo; Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in a statement. &ldquo;I commend Rep. Gooden&rsquo;s dedication to protecting Americans and for his leadership in sponsoring H.R. 1398, legislation that reinstitutes this critically important program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill now heads to the Democratic-led Senate, where its future is unclear. Earlier this year, more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers sought to halt the China Initiative&rsquo;s reinstatement over concerns it could target Chinese Americans. Yet more than 20 House Democrats voted in favor of the measure on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House has approved a bill aimed at reinstating a program from the Trump administration designed to identify Chinese spies within U.S. research and infrastructure. This initiative, part of the Department of Justice&#8217;s efforts to counter foreign espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was passed with a vote of 237-180 in favor of the Protect America\u2019s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act. The legislation seeks to revive an initiative within the DOJ&#8217;s National Security Division that focuses on preventing intellectual property theft by China and safeguarding American technology and infrastructure, which Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) claims has cost the U.S. up to $600 billion annually.<\/p>\n<p>Gooden emphasized that it is crucial to address CCP attempts to infiltrate domestic industries and steal trade secrets, stating that his bill will equip federal law enforcement with necessary tools for effectively combating these threats. The proposed legislation would bring back the China Initiative established in November 2018 under former President Trump, which targeted commercial theft of U.S. technology during heightened trade tensions between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>The original program particularly focused on cases where individuals failed to disclose Chinese funding in grant applications but was dismantled during Biden&#8217;s presidency due to concerns about its impact on Chinese Americans and allegations of racial profiling. Despite this, House Republicans noted that 160 individuals were indicted before its termination, with at least 45 resulting in convictions or guilty pleas.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) praised Gooden for his commitment to protecting Americans through this new legislation aimed at reinstating an important program against Chinese intelligence threats targeting American intellectual property and critical infrastructure. The bill now moves on to the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats; its future remains uncertain as some Democratic lawmakers previously expressed concerns about potential discrimination against Chinese Americans related to this initiative\u2014though over 20 House Democrats supported it during Wednesday\u2019s vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2339911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lance-gooden-china-initiative-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3653,6644,4494,4030],"class_list":["post-2339910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house","tag-program","tag-trump-era","tag-votes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lance-gooden-china-initiative-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}