Thinking About ChinaOpinionWill Congress Really Do Anything About the CCP Threat to the US?SavePrintRep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivers a speech after he was elected on the 15th ballot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 7, 2023. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesJames Gorrie1/30/2023|Updated: 2/1/20230:00X 1CommentaryThe House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is the brainchild of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It sounds like a great start to the new Republican-led Congress for 2023.Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected ArticlesChina’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IPJul 26, 2025A Washington–New Delhi Alliance Is a Perfect Storm Against China, for IndiaJul 14, 2025‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Related TopicsChinaSpeaker Kevin McCarthy