On October 2, several volunteers gathered in the rain outside the consular service hall of the Chinese Consulate-General in Melbourne, holding umbrellas and placards and setting up posters to speak out for the stray dog "Wangwang" and her puppies, who were brutally killed, and demanding that China enact laws against animal abuse.
John Moolenaar and Jason Smith sent a letter to the US Treasury Secretary and the IRS Commissioner, demanding an investigation into several non-profit organizations allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party and their tax-exempt status.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Alvaro Smith stated while attending the Army Day event at the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. that current U.S.-China military relations are at their most stable period in recent years.
Chris Smith and John Moolenaar jointly wrote to the Acting Attorney General, asking to investigate whether the vandalism of the June Fourth Memorial Museum involves transnational repression by the Chinese government, and to strengthen coordination between federal and local law enforcement.
Chris Smith and Jim McGovern submitted a bipartisan resolution to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Judiciary Committee, condemning the Unity Act and the forced assimilation targeting ethnic and religious minorities.
Chris Smith, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, jointly sent a letter to Acting US Attorney General Blanche, calling for an investigation into the vandalism of the June Fourth Massacre Memorial Museum in California and an assessment of whether transnational repression is involved.
Chair of the House Fundraising Committee Jason Smith warned that many U.S. tax‑exempt organizations are funded by foreign governments and pro‑China individuals to undermine American institutions, and the committee is requesting information from the relevant organizations.
Longtime FBI informant Katrina Leung and her handler James Smith have been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified technical operations and counterintelligence program information to Chinese intelligence officers.