Meet the GOP’s New Generation of China Hawks
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A group of Republican lawmakers is pushing to hold China accountable for a propaganda campaign they say was conceived to obfuscate the country's responsibility for the spread of the coronavirus.
Leading the charge in the House are longtime China hawk Rep. Jim Banks (R., Ind.) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.), who have introduced resolutions aimed at holding Beijing to account.
The lawmakers say their goal is not to assign blame for the pandemic, but to push policies that carry practical benefits for American workers. They argue that America's crisis response has been hampered by the country's dependence on Chinese supply chains, as Beijing seized masks made by U.S. manufacturers operating in China to shore up its own supply of protective equipment. Stefanik is teaming up with Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.), one of four Republican senators to introduce legislation aimed at strengthening America's medical supply chain.
Banks, Stefanik, and Hawley have emerged as leading China hawks in Congress, joining the likes of Sens. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), Ted Cruz (R., Tex.), and Rick Scott (R., Fla.).
The trio reflects the rise of young, energetic lawmakers among GOP ranks. All three were teenagers when U.S. policymakers normalized trade relations with China in 2000 and are bringing fresh scrutiny to U.S. relationship with Beijing. The lawmakers themselves say it's part of a "generational challenge" they are trying to raise an alarm about.
And while Capitol Hill is legendary for the number of geriatrics roaming its halls, the GOP China hawks are largely a part of the party's younger generation. At 40, Hawley is the Senate's youngest member, a title he took from Cotton. Stefanik in 2014 was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. The New York Republican called the GOP effort to hold China accountable a "generational challenge"—and they are facing headwinds from Democrats, led by 80-year-old House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"This is a part of a broader generational challenge that we need to meet in terms of countering China’s influence," Stefanik told the Washington Free Beacon. "Why do we have so many issues getting access to manufacturing of [protective equipment]? We're overly reliant on China. Why do we have so many issues getting critical drugs? We're overly reliant on China. We need to ensure that Western countries and our democratic values, our rule of law, our individual freedom, that's where people look for global leadership."
As the coronavirus outbreak went global in March, Banks drafted a then-bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's handling of the pandemic and demanding that Beijing disavow its conspiracy theory that the U.S. military introduced the virus. The resolution also calls on the World Health Organization to withdraw misleading statements about the pathogen that provided political cover to China. Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) called on Congress to investigate the WHO after Banks's legislation was introduced, and several Republican senators have demanded the resignation of WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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I think when all said and done China becomes a 3rd world country again.