,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #bj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,biggs submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,recognizing the ,people's ,republic of ,china as the greatest foreign threat to ,united ,states peace1 security1 and stability4 ,whereas the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 has a population of approximately #a1djj1jjj1jjj1 compared to the ,united ,states population of approximately #ccj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas the ,,prc's economy is the second largest in the world1 as measured by gross domestic product 7,,gdp71 behind only the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,,prc's ,,gdp will likely surpass ,united ,states ,,gdp in the coming decades2 ,whereas the ,,prc has the largest active duty military in the world2 ,whereas the ,,prc has committed to aggressively modernizing its military capabilities in the coming decades2 ,whereas the ,,prc possesses nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles2 ,whereas the ,,prc does not share the democratic or free market values of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,xi ,jinping has been the de facto paramount leader of the ,,prc since ,november #bjab1 when he attained the positions of ,general ,secretary of the ,chinese ,communist ,party and ,chairman of the ,central ,military ,commission2 ,whereas ,xi became the head of state of the ,,prc in ,march #bjac1 with a title usually labeled ,president in ,western sources2 ,whereas ,president ,xi has decisively broken with the foreign policy restraint practiced by his immediate predecessors2 ,whereas ,president ,xi declared in a #bjah speech before the ,national ,people's ,congress that the ,,prc must ride on the mighty east wind of the new era1 charge forward with a full tank and steadily steer the wheel with full power2 ,whereas the ,,prc has neoimperial ambitions to spread its power throughout the world2 ,whereas the ,,prc launched the ,belt and ,road ,initiative 7,,bri7 in #bjac1 to offer financing for transportation and energy infrastructure projects in dozens of countries2 ,whereas many of the ,,bri-participating countries are poor1 unstable1 or potentially vulnerable to debt dependence on ,beijing2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has very sensitive strategic relationships with many ,,bri-participating countries1 including ,afghanistan and ,pakistan2 ,whereas the ,,prc has released few details about the ,,bri1 despite widespread calls from the ,united ,states1 the ,international ,monetary ,fund1 and other governments and multinational organizations for greater transparency2 ,whereas while the ,,prc has been opaque about the ,,bri1 it has been very clear about its ambitions in the ,south ,china ,sea in recent years2 ,whereas the ,,prc claims indisputable sovereignty over the ,south ,china ,sea islands and their adjacent waters2 ,whereas this assertion of sovereignty is not1 in fact1 indisputable to the other countries in the region2 ,whereas ,taiwan1 ,vietnam1 ,malaysia1 ,brunei1 ,indonesia1 and the ,philippines1 a ,united ,states treaty ally1 all dispute the ,,prc's expansive ,south ,china ,sea claims2 ,whereas the ,,prc continues to construct militarized artificial islands in the ,south ,china ,sea to bolster its position2 ,whereas trillions of dollars of ship-borne commerce pass through the ,south ,china ,sea each year1 including to ,united ,states markets2 ,whereas the ,,prc continues to aggressively claim sovereignty over ,taiwan2 ,whereas1 on ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 the ,,prc's ,premier1 ,li ,keqiang1 proclaimed that we will ''' resolutely oppose and curb any ,taiwan independence separatist behaviors and external interference1 ''' and promote ''' the reunification of the motherland2 ,whereas ,beijing's claims of sovereignty over ,taiwan are belied by the fact that the ,taiwanese people have independently governed their island for over #gj years2 ,whereas ,taiwan is a vitally important friend and regional security partner of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,taiwan-,united ,states bond has been solidified by the ,taiwan ,relations ,act1 the ,taiwan ,travel ,act1 and the ,six ,assurances first promulgated by the ,reagan administration in #aihb2 ,whereas the ,,prc continues to curtail the rights of the residents of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region2 ,whereas1 on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 the ,,prc's ,national ,people's ,congress passed an expansive national security law to broadly criminalize democratic participation and protest in ,hong ,kong2 ,whereas this law and other efforts to curtail democratic participation in ,hong ,kong violates the ,,prc's commitments in #aihd and #aiig to the ,united ,kingdom to respect ,hong ,kong's long tradition of economic and democratic freedoms for #ej years1 beginning on ,july #a1 #aiig2 ,whereas the ,beijing government's increasingly hostile actions threaten the #he1jjj ,american residents and #a1cjj ,united ,states firms operating in ,hong ,kong2 ,whereas1 in addition to the above and other geostrategic threats1 the ,,prc wields enormous influence over the ,united ,states economy2 ,whereas the ,,prc holds over #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in ,united ,states ,treasury bonds1 more than any other foreign nation except ,japan2 ,whereas in recent years the ,,prc has maintained a massive trade surplus over the ,united ,states1 valued at #cde1fjj1jjj1jjj in #bjai1 by manipulating its currency and maintaining unreasonably high tariffs1 among other tactics2 ,whereas the ,,prc routinely pressures ,united ,states companies entering its market to cede their intellectual property and market licensing rights2 ,whereas the ,,prc frequently carries out cyberattacks on ,united ,states companies to steal trade secrets or other sensitive information it cannot obtain by other means2 ,whereas cyberattacks originating from the ,,prc target not only companies1 but also ,united ,states ,government and ,united ,states defense interests1 academic institutions1 nonprofit organizations1 and average citizens2 and ,whereas it is likely that the ,,prc has access to the personal data of most citizens of the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes that the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 currently poses the greatest foreign threat to ,united ,states peace1 security1 and stability2 7#b7 recognizes that the ,,prc1 regardless of future leadership1 will likely continue to be a major rival of the ,united ,states in the coming decades1 due to the enormous cumulative size and scale of its population1 economy1 and military capabilities2 and 7#c7 supports the ,trump administration's overall strategic approach to the ,,prc1 grounded in principled realism and firm-but-measured competitive engagement whenever ,united ,states national interests are at stake1 that has been outlined in sources including but not limited to-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states ,strategic ,approach to the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,may #bjbj72 7,b7 the ,national ,defense ,strategy of the ,united ,states of ,america 7,october #bjah72 7,c7 the ,national ,cyber ,strategy of the ,united ,states of ,america 7,september #bjah72 and 7,d7 the ,national ,security ,strategy of the ,united ,states of ,america 7,december #bjag74