News Analysis Congressional Republicans are right to question the efficacy of the COMPETES Act to confront the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The central focus of the currently stalled House bill is to increase domestic semiconductor production. This is essential to both easing the logistical strain currently plaguing the nation as well as ensuring the country’s military capabilities. Adequately funding the technology intensive production process is, therefore, more than a means of addressing the supply chain crisis—it is a matter of national security. The United States is not the only country privy to this fact. China has the same considerations regarding its own national security interests. If Washington wants to truly secure the preeminence of its military and, thus, its ability to counterbalance the expanding military capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it must also be paying attention to Chinese technological developments as well. Consider the recently introduced CCP five-year …