US House Hearing Focuses on Protecting American Small Businesses from China Threat

The US House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled ‘Defending Main Street: Addressing China’s Threat to American Small Businesses.’ Participants highlighted the various ways in which the Chinese Communist Party poses increasing economic and national security challenges to US small businesses through investments, supply chain dependencies, and intellectual property theft. Chairman of the Small Business Committee, Republican Representative Roger Williams from Texas, emphasized the vital role small businesses play in the US economy and national security. However, he pointed out the threats these businesses face, stating that ‘The Communist Party of China has made challenging the United States its…