US Senators Seek to Establish ‘China Grand Strategy Commission’ to Confront Threats From CCP

Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) have introduced legislation that would establish a commission tasked with developing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach to the threat the communist regime in Beijing poses to the U.S. economy, security, and foreign relations.

A bipartisan group of 15 senators is co-sponsoring the effort to establish a China Grand Strategy Commission; they intend to add the measure as an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

“We simply cannot afford an ad hoc China policy that lacks a long-term strategy,” King said in a statement. “The world is undergoing a period of significant change: economies are shifting, alliances are changing, and national security threats are rapidly evolving.

“At almost every turn, the United States is facing new challenges from an increasingly aggressive China.

The proposed commission would include 18 members from the executive and legislative branches as well as business representatives.

The mission is to “make actionable recommendations to develop a grand strategy across the entire government” that protects and strengthens U.S. national security interests, King said.

The recommendations by the panel would be for the purposes of “ensuring a holistic approach toward the People’s Republic of China across all federal departments and agencies; defining specific steps necessary to build a stable international order that accounts for the People’s Republic of China participation in that order; and providing actionable recommendations with respect to the United States’ relationship with the People’s Republic of China.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “China’s Non-Traditional Espionage Against the United States: The Threat and Potential Policy Responses” in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. (Jennifer Zeng/The Epoch Times) Liberalism or Socialism

Cornyn said that the Chinese Communist Party’s ambitions paint an alarming picture for U.S. economic and national security.

“Confronting threats from China is

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