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Three Gottheimer-led amendments pass, strengthening the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and targeting CCP economic espionage
Designates Chinese universities that purposefully undermine the U.S.-Taiwan relationship as entities of concern
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led three amendments, focused on strengthening the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and targeting the CCP’s economic espionage.
These amendments passed under H.R. 1516, DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, and H.R. 1398, America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024.
Gottheimer’s amendments include:
- An amendment to H.R. 1516 that designates Chinese universities that “purposefully undermine the U.S.-Taiwan relationship” as entities of concern.
- An amendment to H.R. 1398 that requires the Department of Justice to study public-private sector coordination in the fight against Chinese economic espionage.
- An amendment to H.R. 1398 that requires the Department of Justice to study the CCP’s financial intelligence capabilities and the role of China’s intelligence ecosystem in economic espionage.