U.S. House Select Committee Sends Letter to Department of Homeland Security Accusing COSCO of Espionage
On October 16, 2026 Beijing time, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, together with Representatives Rick Crawford and Carlos Giménez, jointly sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. The letter accused Chinese state-owned enterprise COSCO of using its vessels to conduct espionage near the U.S. coastline, and called on the Department of Homeland Security to take action.