Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

House Committee on Foreign Affairs · January 15, 2026

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Chair opens the hearing, leads the Pledge of Allegiance, states the hearing purpose (winning the AI arms race vs. the Chinese Communist Party), and secures unanimous consent to allow the Intelligence Committee chairman and two representatives to sit on the dais.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee held a public hearing on Jan. 13, 2026 examining the national-security and economic risks of permitting exports of advanced AI chips to China, including the recently announced Commerce/BIS rule on NVIDIA H200 licensing. Witnesses urged stronger export controls and congressional legislation such as the AI Overwatch Act.

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