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House GOP’s Picks For New China Competition Committee Include NatSec-Focused Lawmakers

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 24th, 2023

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House GOP’s Picks For New China Competition Committee Include NatSec-Focused Lawmakers

People's Liberation Army's Bayi Building in Beijing, China. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

House Republicans’ picks to sit on the new committee focused on strategic competition with China feature several lawmakers who have focused on national security issues related to emerging technology and seapower-related priorities in recent years. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday evening announced the nine Republicans who will sit on the new panel, to include Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who have both served on the Armed Services Committee and led key subcommittees. “Under a Republican majority,…

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