How will Congress approach US-China relations? A conversation with Reps. John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi

As a new Congress takes office, it must contend with America’s competition with China. How will Congress set priorities for bolstering America’s competitiveness? Where will China fit on Congress’ hierarchy of priorities? How will success be defined in long-term strategic competition with China? How will Congress and the White House work together or separately to navigate one of America’s most critical bilateral relationships?

On Tuesday, February 25, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a fireside chat with Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Brookings scholars Ryan Hass and Patricia Kim moderated the analytical discussion on how Congress will approach the China challenge. Audience Q&A followed the fireside chat.

Viewers submitted questions via email to [email protected] and via X (Twitter) to @BrookingsFP using #GlobalChina.

This event is a part of the Brookings Global China project, an initiative which focuses on advancing recommendations for how the United States should respond to China’s actions that implicate key American interests and values.