[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 132 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COUNTERING CHINESE DOMINANCE IN TELECOM

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, our Nation is facing a 
critical point as we discern whether we will lead or whether we will 
follow in 21st century innovation.
  The Chinese Communist Party, following years of underhanded 
practices, including cheating and even outright theft, is poised to 
gain global dominance in the technology and telecommunications sectors. 
Their ultimate goal is controlling critical market segments and even 
weaponizing the global supply chains for medical equipment, weapons, 
and other critical electronics.
  Through pawns like Huawei and ZTE, this regime is seeking to dominate 
next-generation technology like artificial intelligence, semiconductor 
production, quantum computing, 5G, and beyond.
  Funded directly by the Chinese Communist Party, these companies are 
free to operate however they please, distorting the global market and 
edging out free-market competitors in their mission to monopolize the 
industry.
  If we do not intercede, Huawei and ZTE could stand to be the only 
companies left with the ability to innovate. This is a daunting threat 
as we look past 5G to 6G.
  As I consider the innovation that I personally have witnessed in the 
span of my own medical career, I recognize that there is a world of 
opportunity to be discovered in the remaining days of the 21st century, 
from remote surgeries and autonomous vehicles to other inevitable 
additions to our ever-increasing virtual world.
  If the United States does not act now to correct course, the Chinese 
Government will succeed in controlling the world's electronic network--
our data, our research, and, ultimately, our security.
  As a nation, we cannot allow this malicious regime to take hold of 
the world's network. America needs to lead the way and work with our 
allies to beat the Chinese Communist Party in deploying next-generation 
telecom networks.
  On the China Task Force, we are developing pragmatic solutions to 
stand up to the Chinese Government. We are working on legislation to 
standardize and create interoperability to every point in radio access 
networks. Open RAN, or O-RAN, are critical to driving competition in 
existing networks.
  Additionally, we are working to lessen Huawei and ZTE's grip on the 
global market. For years, Americans have gone to great lengths to break 
up trusts and other monopolies by enforcing free-market principles. 
Now, the China Task Force is developing opportunities to do this on a 
global scale.
  Throughout this process, we must be mindful of the supply chains that 
are used to manufacture every component of the devices that we rely on 
daily. I am working to end Chinese dominance in manufacturing and 
sourcing, from rare earth elements and mineral extraction all the way 
to their undercutting of the internet. By ending this stranglehold, we 
can ensure that China will not be able to control and dictate their 
terms for any nation to access future technologies.
  All of us surely can agree that Americans must be set up once again 
to lead the world in research and innovation.
  We want American jobs for American citizens. We want American 
innovation for the American people. And as President Trump said last 
week, we want the American Dream for American children.
  Congress must counter the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to 
dominate the telecom sector, and we must ensure that Americans can step 
up to the challenge.
  For centuries, Americans have been trailblazers. Once again, we are 
facing a new frontier. This is not the time to stop moving forward. 
This is our chance, and this is the time to make a difference.

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