Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) For years, the People’s Republic of China (China), has repeatedly exhibited aggressive and irresponsible behavior towards the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. This includes establishing overseas military bases in the South China Sea, deploying ships and planes near Japan’s Senkaku Islands, invading Taiwan’s air space, and sending a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the United States. (2) For years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has repeatedly exhibited aggressive and erratic behavior towards the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. This includes conducting missile tests dangerously close to South Korea and Japan as well as deepening ties with the Chinese Communist Party and other hostile regimes. (3) Both China and North Korea pose significant risks to regional security in the Indo-Pacific, to United States security, and to international security. (4) It is critical that the United States work with allies and partners to proactively deter further aggression from China and North Korea to preserve peace, ensure prosperity, and advance democracy.