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Forbes: Report Shows China Closing the Gap on Naval Fleet Size
Mar 26, 2009
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Defense released its annual report to Congress on the military power of the People’s Republic of China:
“The report released to Congress discloses an important point about China’s persistent expansion of it...
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Forbes Calls on Congress to Act on China’s Harassment of USNS Impeccable
Mar 17, 2009
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) today called on House leadership to make it a priority to consider H.Con.Res.72, condemning any action of the People’s Republic of China that could unnecessarily escalate tensions between China and the U.S., including the harassment of the USNS Impeccable by Chine...
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Forbes Statement on Department of Defense Annual Report On China’s Military Power
Mar 4, 2008
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Defense released its annual report to Congress on the military power of the People’s Republic of China:
“The report released yesterday confirms what we have been continually observing in China over the pa...
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Forbes Statement on Department of Justice Arrests Made in Chinese Spy Sweep
Feb 11, 2008
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Justice released it had arrested four individuals on espionage charges related to China:
“Today’s arrests put faces on what is a real and immediate national peril: China poses the number one espionage th...
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Forbes Announces Judiciary Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on Foreign Espionage
Jan 25, 2008
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security will hold a classified briefing and an open hearing on the enforcement of Federal Espionage Laws on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 2 PM. Congressman Forbes requested th...
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Forbes Statement on China’s Refusal to Allow USS Kitty Hawk its Port Visit to Hong Kong
Nov 29, 2007
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Chinese government confirmed that the decision to refuse a normal port call by the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and its escort vessels prior to the Thanksgiving holiday was a deliberate act. Originally, the Chine...
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Domino Effect
Sep 17, 2007
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If you have ever built a domino wall, you know the disastrous consequences that a teetering domino can have on the whole project. One wrong move - one ill-advised touch - can cause the surrounding dominos to collapse one-by-one, each causing its neighbor to fall. Once the dominos start to fall, it i...
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Forbes Applauds Interagency Cooperation to Make Imports Safer
Sep 13, 2007
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) applauded the progress that has been made by the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety after the announcement that Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt presented President George W. Bush with a Strategic Framework that outlines the focus of the Wo...
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Forbes Meets with Chinese Officials on Military Build-Up and Product Recalls
Aug 29, 2007
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) returns from a House Armed Services Committee Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to China on Wednesday, August 29, 2007, and is available to comment on his travels beginning Thursday, August 30. The bipartisan CODEL, led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike...
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A Comprehensive Response to China
Aug 7, 2007
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. This famous proverb has guided people for centuries in their business dealings, in military cooperation, and in competition. In U.S. foreign policy, we glean the following truth from it—sometimes our greatest allies have the potential to be our great...
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