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US VC Firms Backing China’s Military: House Panel

Leadership ⁤from ​the House⁤ Select⁤ Committee‌ on‍ the ⁢Chinese‌ Communist Party (CCP) ​is launching investigations‍ into⁢ several ⁢U.S. ⁣companies ‌that ‍it claims ‍are‌ funding⁤ China’s development ⁢of artificial ⁢intelligence ⁣(AI) and ‌military modernization.

Select ‍Committee Chairman​ Mike ‌Gallagher (R-Wis.) and⁢ Ranking ⁤Member Raja⁣ Krishnamoorthi​ (D-Ill.) sent letters to the leaders‍ of four ⁤American venture ‌capital firms⁢ demanding ‍to ​know ⁤the​ extent ​of their⁢ dealings‍ with the ⁣CCP‍ regime, a⁣ source ⁣close ‍to the Select⁤ Committee told The Epoch ‌Times.

Mr. ⁣Gallagher‌ and⁤ Mr. Krishnamoorthi ⁢said‌ that the venture funds GGV, ‍GSR,⁣ Walden‍ International,⁤ and⁣ Qualcomm Ventures ‍are⁤ investing in ⁤Chinese AI ‍and⁤ semiconductor companies ⁣that they⁢ claim ⁣the ⁢regime ‍uses ⁣to ‌expand⁢ its human ⁢rights abuses and ⁣military modernization.

“[China] ‌is ​actively​ seeking ⁣out ‌and​ using ⁣advancements in ‍AI to perpetrate⁣ human​ rights ⁢abuses ⁣and ‌enhance its⁣ military capabilities,” ⁤one of ​the letters⁣ says. ⁤“It‌ is ⁤likewise⁤ using⁢ advancements in ‍quantum ⁤computing ‌and⁣ semiconductor manufacturing ⁢to⁣ support the ⁤People’s​ Liberation ‍Army⁢ (PLA).”

The letters ​also⁣ request ⁤that leadership ‌for each of ⁣the ⁣funds⁢ answer a ⁢series of⁤ questions‌ regarding‍ their investments⁤ in ⁣Chinese companies, ⁢including what⁤ companies‌ they are‌ investing in, ‍the dollar​ amounts ⁤of ⁢each‍ investment,‍ their policies⁢ concerning‌ investments ‍in ⁢such⁣ companies, and ‍what ⁤course of‌ action the‍ funds ‍would ⁢take⁢ if companies ‍they‌ invested in ​were sanctioned‍ by ‌the‍ U.S. ‍government.

US‌ Companies Aiding ‌CCP ‍Military Modernization

U.S. firms’ investment in ⁤communist ⁣China is nothing​ new. The ⁣nation’s‍ largest‌ tech ⁢and venture capital firms​ have ‌been ​supercharging​ the ​regime’s‍ technological development for decades.

Despite such warnings, the​ overarching U.S.​ strategy of prioritizing⁢ economic ⁢engagement ⁣with⁢ China⁢ has‌ remained​ relatively⁤ unchanged​ for decades. ⁣Though ⁣more than 400 Chinese entities‌ have been ⁣put ‌on ‍a ⁤U.S. trade‌ blacklist, ⁢the ​CCP’s strategy‌ of ‌quickly⁢ reforming,⁢ renaming, ​and⁢ replacing ⁢these entities⁢ is muddling the ‌effectiveness of such⁤ measures ‍and increasing ⁤the ⁢complexity of ‍the ties‍ that⁤ bind the Chinese military⁢ with ‍the U.S. business community.

The Select⁣ Committee’s ‌letters​ demand ‌answers ​from⁤ company leadership about specific⁣ investments⁤ in ⁣Chinese​ companies‍ directly ⁢linked⁣ to the ⁢CCP regime’s military​ modernization and human rights abuses.

The ⁤letters⁤ accuse​ GGV ​of ⁣investing in ⁣Megvii, ⁣a company ⁣the ⁣Select‍ Committee claims ‌actively⁣ supports the CCP’s surveillance⁣ of the ‍predominantly-Muslim Uyghur ‍minority ​group.


Likewise, ‍the‌ letters claim that⁤ GSR ⁢has‍ partnered in AI investments with iFlytek, a‍ company blacklisted by⁣ the ‍Biden ⁣administration⁣ for its‍ role ⁤in supporting the‌ ongoing Uyghur‍ genocide.

Walden ‌International and⁤ Qualcomm Ventures,​ the letters say, have⁣ made​ numerous ⁢investments⁣ in ‌companies either ⁤directly‌ enabling‍ the ⁣CCP’s human​ rights abuses or military⁢ modernization, ‍including ‍companies that openly​ proclaim‍ their ⁤goal of promoting “the development‍ of ⁣military-civilian integration.”

Despite the⁣ widespread‌ problem of‍ U.S.⁤ investment‌ in CCP-linked ⁣companies, stemming‌ the ⁢flow of‌ U.S. technologies ‍a



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