Chairman of the US-China Strategic Competition Special Committee, Republican Congressman Gallagher (Mike Gallagher).

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[Central News Agency] The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition confronts China and will increase its support for Taiwan. In addition to increasing the importance of arms sales to Taiwan, Chairman Gallagher also proposed the idea of ​​holding relevant hearings in Taiwan.

In an interview with the "Roll Call" biweekly (Roll Call) on the 20th, the chairman of the US-China Strategic Competition Special Committee and Republican Congressman Gallagher said that the committee has two major tasks. One is to lead specific issues such as banning TikTok , The second is to highlight the affairs that the House of Representatives has been discussing and carrying out, such as improving the "hard power on the west side of the international date line."

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"How do we avoid Ukraine today and Taiwan tomorrow? I think that's a topic for the committee to address," Gallagher said.

At a time when conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives are skeptical about raising the defense budget, a 16-member Select Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition was established with strong bipartisan support and will deal with a wide range of issues including military, economy, and technology.

On the military front, Gallagher, a retired Marine, member of the House Armed Services Committee and a self-confessed defense hawk, expects the select committee to focus on policy recommendations rather than weighing funding issues.

On Taiwan, Gallagher wants to focus on the $18 billion arms sale to Taiwan that has been approved but delayed.

Last month, he and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy co-published an op-ed on the Select Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition, promising to "make assistance in Taiwan's self-defense an urgent issue."

Voice of America (VOA) reported that Republican Representative Rob Wittman, who is also a member of the US-China Strategic Competition Special Committee, said at the think tank "Project 2049 Institute" (Project 2049 Institute) today that China is One of the greatest challenges the United States has ever faced, but the United States has the capacity to meet and ultimately win.

Wittman also said that Taiwan is definitely a focus of the committee, "In fact, the chairman of the committee, Gallagher, wants us to hold hearings in Taiwan. I think we will do that. I think it's good for the world and for the world. Taiwan is very meaningful."