This Republican Congressman has warned of a new Cold War with China. How he plans to take an aggressive approach.

WASHINGTON – After years warning of China’s growing influence, Wisconsin U.S. Rep Mike Gallagher is preparing to take on a bigger role in 2023 — leading the Select Committee on China in the new Congress.

“It’s consuming my sole focus,” Gallagher told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. “And I do think right now my highest and best use is forging a bipartisan consensus around how we beat the Chinese Communist Party in this new Cold War.”

The Green Bay Republican’s rhetoric on China is not new. Gallagher has positioned himself as a watchdog on the growing superpower since he was first elected to the House in 2016. But the 38-year-old former Marine and intelligence officer, at the direction of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, will now steer the committee that aims to shape the U.S.’s response to what he has called the existential threat of the Chinese Communist Party. 

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