United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission

The Daily Caller News Foundation published translations of Chinese government and state media records showing that Elaine Chao, Labor Secretary under George W. Bush, Transportation Secretary under Donald Trump, wife of Mitch McConnell, was named to at least four Chinese government positions since 2008.

At least three sat inside arms of the United Front Work Department, the CCP's influence and access agency, the one the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says Beijing used to steer foreign policy and, in its words, gain access to advanced foreign technology.

A fourth was an international advisory post with the municipal government of Wuhan.

Sorry, the fourth was an international advisory post.

Dan Sullivan's a great you know, a general, a former, you know, just an amazing leader.

He's on the China Commission.

We co-chair it together.

And to think that his opponent went and sought out another Dan Sullivan to be on the ballot to cheat and to deceive.

After leaving the White House in September of 2025, Budowich founded the Sovereign Advisors, described as a discreet, D.C.-based public affairs and crisis communications firm.

He serves on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission at the appointment of House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Just another big mouth loser, Mr. Budowich, clown ass boy.

Another fucking chum.

On the national side, the United States is a particularly clear example.

A U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommendation called for a, quote, "...Manhattan project-like effort aimed at winning the race to AGI." A 2025 House Intelligence Committee statement was even more explicit.

It said the United States needed to reach self-improving AI first in order to obtain an enduring economic and national security advantage over adversaries.

And a June 2026 White House National Security Memorandum calls for the United States to secure a, quote, decisive and enduring AI advantage over adversaries.

I have two special guests today.

Both of them serve on an important congressional commission, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The Honorable Randy Shriver is the chair of the commission, and Mike Kiken is the vice chair.

Gentlemen, welcome to the show.

So With that, I'll sign off.

My guests today have been Randy Shriver and Mike Kiken.

They are the chair and co-chair of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The work of their commission is bipartisan, extremely important.

A persistent presence off Taiwan's Pacific-facing east coast could also threaten routes for supplies and outside assistance.

Randall Shriver, the chairman of the congressionally appointed U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, that's a mouthful, issued a warning in Taipei today that the patrols are advancing Beijing's claim of sovereignty.

He called them, quote, an extension of legal warfare and political and information warfare, warning that the approach is, quote, highly destabilizing if China continues putting that law enforcement role into practice.

The pressure also extends overhead.