Commentary
There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Mike Gallagher. The congressman from Wisconsin will chair the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
The committee was established by a largely bipartisan vote on Jan. 10, and none too soon. Given the CCP’s increasingly militaristic and genocidal policies, it’s time to stop mincing words. The war that the CCP threatens against Taiwan, for example, would be devastating not only for Taiwan and China, but likely for the U.S. military.
The committee is being cheered as a much-needed bipartisan effort to correct deficiencies in the U.S. strategy against the CCP, including by showcasing the need to increase U.S. military defenses, strengthen our economy, diversify supply chains, and decrease Beijing’s ability to profit off U.S. largesse….