The biggest threats facing the United States are coming from communist China.

“It’s not a polite tennis match. This is an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century, and the most fundamental freedoms are at stake,” says Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.).

“It’s become more clear to me than ever that China has a plan to replace the United States and they’re working at it every day,” according to Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.).

What are the true stakes? And how should Washington approach them?

Topics in this episode:

1. House Panel Lays Out China Threats in First Hearing
2. U.S. Approved $23B in Licenses for Blacklisted Chinese Firms
3. FBI Director Blames COVID-19 on Lab Leak
4. China Tried to Conceal COVID-19 Gene Sequence: Report
5. Bill on Beijing Organ Harvesting Moves to House Floor
6. Lockheed Exec. Hopes to Send More F-35s to Australia
7. Australian Coal Exports Restart Amid Thawed China Ties
8. Chinese Citizens Quit the Communist Party
9. Betting on China in the Long, Short Term: Brownback