The Harris campaign remains mum on a House bill prohibiting contracts with a "Chinese military company" amidst Walz's connections.
On Thursday, the House Oversight Committee reportedly broadened its probe into China and Walz.
The bill aimed to prohibit Chinese military companies from conducting business in the US, and 79 Democrats voted against it. However, the Harris-Walz campaign did not disclose its stance on the legislation due to concerns about Gov. Walz's affiliation with an organization that had business dealings with one of the targeted companies.
The Biosecure Act, HR 8333, was passed by the House with a vote of 306-81. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service from a biotechnology company of concern.
Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), one of the companies implicated in the act, has been classified as a "Chinese military company" by the Pentagon and has collaborated extensively with a medical research institute linked to Walz, as previously reported by Planet Chronicle Digital.
The Harris-Walz campaign declined to disclose its stance on the Biosecure Act despite being contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital six times in the past six days.
Wenstrup posted on X before the bill was passed, stating that he spoke in favor of the BIOSECURE Act on the House floor today. This legislation marks the first step towards reducing our dependence on Chinese biotech and pharmaceutical companies while safeguarding the genetic data of millions of Americans from the CCP.
"China's biotech companies have demonstrated their willingness to go to great lengths to support the CCP, even if it means aiding and abetting genocide. It is crucial that we take back our sovereignty and safeguard the well-being of all Americans in the healthcare sector."
In 1989, Walz traveled to Guangdong, China, for a teach abroad program to teach English and American history. Since then, he has made numerous trips to the country. According to The Wall Street Journal, one of his trips doubled as his honeymoon in 1994, and he planned his wedding date to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
In an interview with Agri-Pulse Communications, Walz stated that he has lived in China and has been there approximately 30 times. He emphasized that China does not necessarily need an adversarial relationship, and he disagrees with the notion that they need to be confronted. However, he believes that it is important to stand firm on what China is doing in the South China Sea. Walz also highlighted the many areas of cooperation that can be worked on.
In 1990, a local outlet quoted him saying, "I will never be treated that well again, no matter how long I live, reflecting on his visits to China."
"Walz stated that he had an excellent experience as he was treated exceptionally well and received more gifts than he could bring home."
The Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 and ongoing human rights abuses by the communist regime led to the remark.
Planet Chronicle Digital’s Morgan Phillips and Cameron Cawthorne contributed to this report
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