Clarksville Times

Tennessee Representative Mark Green expressed his condemnation of the recent espionage activities conducted by the CCP in a tweet last week. He also highlighted his proposed bill, the "China Technology Transfer Control Act," which aims to address this issue.

Last week, Tennessee Representative Mark Green took to Twitter to denounce the recent espionage activities carried out by the Chinese Communist Party and emphasize his proposed legislation, known as the "China Technology Transfer Control Act, which aims to address the issue.

The bill, HR 2594, is meant “[t]o control the export to the People’s Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States, and for other purposes., and was introduced to the House in April of 2023,” according to Congress' website.

“China is using our own technology to commit espionage, a serious threat to our national security. This is exactly why I introduced my China Technology Transfer Control Act. We cannot sit idly by and let this happen," Green said.

"We must ensure we aren’t giving the CCP the tools to harm our nation or its own people," said Green in April when he re-introduced his China Technology Transfer Control Act, according to a press release. "There’s no question about it; the Chinese Communist Party wants a weakened United States and an international order subservient to China’s interests. Turning a blind eye to this aggressive ambition on the world stage is a catastrophic mistake."

On February 4, off the coast of South Carolina, a huge balloon, approximately the size of three school buses, was intercepted and shot down. According to reports, this balloon is suspected of gathering information from various American military sites. Despite the accusations, Beijing has consistently denied any involvement in espionage activities through the balloon, claiming that it was a weather balloon that accidentally strayed from its intended course. However, examination of the balloon, which contained American and Chinese equipment, prove otherwise, according to Fox News.

"My bill controls U.S. exports of certain technology and intellectual property important to U.S. national interests to the People’s Republic of China," said Green. "Through espionage and extensive intellectual property theft, the CCP and its network of state-sponsored enterprises have been able to gain a crucial advantage in developing advanced technologies. We cannot ignore this threat. If we do, Chinese spy balloons won’t be the only threat we have to worry about.”