{"id":2356207,"date":"2024-10-17T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-report-ccp-spying-expanded-rapidly-under-biden-harris\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:03:45","slug":"house-report-ccp-spying-expanded-rapidly-under-biden-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-report-ccp-spying-expanded-rapidly-under-biden-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"House Report: CCP Spying \u2018Expanded Rapidly\u2019 Under Biden-Harris"},"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\">16<\/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-report-ccp-spying-expanded-rapidly-under-biden-harris%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=2356207&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>A recent report from the House Committee on Homeland Security highlights\u2063 a significant increase in spying \u2062activities by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the United States\u2063 since President Biden and Vice President Harris\u200b took \u2062office. The analysis \u2063details over 55 espionage cases\u2062 across\u200c 20 states \u200cbetween January 2021 and October 2024, involving\u200b incidents such\u200b as the transmission of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-army-major-and-wife-indicted-for-scheming-to-give-sensitive-military-data-to-russians\/\" title=\"Transgender Army Major And Wife Indicted For Scheming To Give Sensitive Military Data To Russians\">sensitive military data<\/a>, theft\u2062 of trade\u200b secrets, and targeting dissidents. The report emphasizes that the CCP&#8217;s actions have encroached upon American sovereignty, posing a threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>. Lawmakers are expressing concerns over the rise in Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with over\u200c 36,000 apprehensions recorded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-budget-review-shows-biden-drowning-americans-in-a-sea-of-red-ink\/\" title=\"Congressional budget review reveals Biden&#039;s excessive spending burdening Americans with debt.\">current\u2064 fiscal year<\/a> alone, surpassing total apprehensions \u2064from the previous thirteen years combined. The findings underscore\u2064 the urgent need for \u200bawareness and action against the CCP&#8217;s influence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivy-league-colleges-partner-with-chinese-health-institutions-tied-to-military\/\" title=\"Ivy League Colleges Partner With Chinese Health Institutions Tied to Military\">espionage efforts<\/a> within the United\u200d States.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:President_Biden_met_with_President_Xi_of_the_PRC_before_the_2022_G20_Bali_Summit.jpg\">White House\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/report-communist-chinas-spying-expanded-rapidly-across-20-states-under-biden-and-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Report:%20Communist%20China%E2%80%99s%20Spying%20%E2%80%98Expanded%20Rapidly%E2%80%99%20Across%2020%20States%20Under%20Biden%20And%20Harris&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/report-communist-chinas-spying-expanded-rapidly-across-20-states-under-biden-and-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Report:%20Communist%20China%E2%80%99s%20Spying%20%E2%80%98Expanded%20Rapidly%E2%80%99%20Across%2020%20States%20Under%20Biden%20And%20Harris&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/report-communist-chinas-spying-expanded-rapidly-across-20-states-under-biden-and-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/report-communist-chinas-spying-expanded-rapidly-across-20-states-under-biden-and-harris\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Report:%20Communist%20China%E2%80%99s%20Spying%20%E2%80%98Expanded%20Rapidly%E2%80%99%20Across%2020%20States%20Under%20Biden%20And%20Harris&amp;body=Chinese%20Communist%20Party%20spying%20'expanded%20rapidly'%20under%20the%20Biden-Harris%20admin,%20according%20to%20a%20congressional%20report%20released%20Thursday.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/report-communist-chinas-spying-expanded-rapidly-across-20-states-under-biden-and-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spying in the United States &ldquo;expanded rapidly&rdquo; under the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s watch, according to a congressional report released Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Published by the House Homeland Security Committee&rsquo;s House Committee On Homeland Security&rsquo;s Subcommittee On Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, And Intelligence, the <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CCP-Threat-Snapshot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assessment<\/a> details how cases of &ldquo;CCP-related espionage and acts of transnational repression&rdquo; have significantly increased since President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office. The analysis was first <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/17\/exclusive-chinese-communist-party-espionage-expanded-rapidly-under-biden-harris-house-gop-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> by The Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-754a1eccf7ff7cf88cfea43b3831d2bd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-754a1eccf7ff7cf88cfea43b3831d2bd\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Beijing has continually encroached upon American sovereignty to spy, intimidate, and harass not only defectors, but even American citizens,&rdquo; Committee Chair and Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/10\/17\/new-house-homeland-releases-china-threat-snapshot-exposing-ccp-related-espionage-acts-of-transnational-repression-on-u-s-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, there have been more than 55 &ldquo;CCP-related espionage cases in 20 states&rdquo; from January 2021-October 2024. These have included incidents related to &ldquo;transmission of sensitive military information to [the People&rsquo;s Republic of China] PRC,&rdquo; &ldquo;stealing of trade secrets to benefit the PRC,&rdquo; &ldquo;transnational repression schemes to target PRC dissidents,&rdquo; and &ldquo;obstruction of justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/24\/bidens-border-invasion-is-putting-u-s-service-members-lives-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, there have been numerous cases throughout the past year alone in which foreign nationals have attempted to breach U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tensions-flare-between-china-india-after-clashes-at-himalayan-border\/\" title=\"Tensions flare between China, India after clashes at Himalayan border\">military installations<\/a>. In March, officials apprehended a Chinese male who was reportedly attempting to gain access to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&rsquo;s analysis highlights several incidents involving Chinese nationals and conspirators charged (and convicted) by the U.S. government for espionage-related activities. Among those mentioned is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/chinese-national-sentenced-eight-years-acting-within-united-states-unregistered-agent-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January 2023 case<\/a> of Ji Chaoqun, who, according to the report, &ldquo;was sentenced to eight years in prison for acting illegally as an agent of the PRC in the U.S.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dd772209e147ec769b267d1cfd9d1b71 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dd772209e147ec769b267d1cfd9d1b71\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Evidence showed that Chaoqun worked at the direction of high-intelligence officers in the Ministry of State Security for the PRC with tasks related to recruiting scientists and engineers working in America in order to obtain access to advanced aerospace and satellite technologies being developed by companies within the U.S.,&rdquo; the assessment reads.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&rsquo;s report comes amid growing concerns among lawmakers about the influx of Chinese nationals trespassing the U.S.-Mexico border under the Biden-Harris administration. The House Homeland Security Committee separately <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/10\/17\/new-house-homeland-releases-china-threat-snapshot-exposing-ccp-related-espionage-acts-of-transnational-repression-on-u-s-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> that &ldquo;[i]n FY24 alone, Border Patrol agents have recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\">more than 36,000 apprehensions of Chinese nationals<\/a>&mdash;more than all those recorded from FY07-20 combined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bc8819ef63b62baec7d2a98ae4b4d0b2 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bc8819ef63b62baec7d2a98ae4b4d0b2\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. 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