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 Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican. Author’s Selected ArticlesCan the US Counter China’s Rare Earth Dominance?Aug 27, 2025Why Is the CCP Persecuting the Peaceful Falun Gong Spiritual Practice?Aug 20, 2025No Escape? China Stopping Foreign Executives From LeavingAug 19, 2025China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing PressureAug 08, 2025Related TopicsChinaSpeaker Kevin McCarthy