[5] A Republican-led China Task Force later emerged under Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Michael McCaul which, though partisan in nature, introduced hundreds of policy proposals with often robust bipartisan support.

On December 8, 2022, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican nominee for the Speaker of the House, unveiled the committee among a slate of efforts to confront, counter, and respond to the Chinese government in an op-ed that argued that the United States was locked in a new Cold War with China:"To win the new Cold War, we must respond to Chinese aggression with tough policies to strengthen our economy, rebuild our supply chains, speak out for human rights, stand against military aggression, and end the theft of Americans’ personal information, intellectual property, and jobs.

The CCP continues to commit genocide, obscure the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, steal hundreds of billions of dollars worth of American intellectual property, and threaten Taiwan.

"[9]In an op-ed to FoxNews.com, the two described the committee as the starting point for a holistic government approach that would build on the efforts of the previous Republican-led China Task Force and "ensure America is prepared to tackle the economic and security challenges posed by the CCP.

[10] In 2023, the committee issued a report describing an illegal biolab in Reedley, California, and accused a lab worker and a citizen of China, of "transporting infectious diseases as well as stealing American and Canadian intellectual property".