Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) The People's Republic of China is the fourth largest arms exporter behind the United States, the Russian Federation, and France. (2) Arms sales by entities in the People's Republic of China are an important element of the country's growing military power and geopolitical influence. (3) The People's Republic of China uses arms sales to promote strategic interests, including— (A) improving the image and reputation of the People’s Liberation Army; (B) acquiring performance data of Chinese-made weapons in contested environments, which can be utilized by the People's Liberation Army; (C) exacerbating tensions between the United States and traditional security partners; (D) gaining a foothold for further defense and security cooperation with certain countries; (E) building relationships with senior political and military leaders in other countries, further expanding the diplomatic and strategic influence of the People’s Republic of China; (F) protecting economic interests of the People's Republic of China by ensuring the security of foreign partner governments to safeguard Chinese investments and Chinese workers; (G) exerting influence over the progression of conflicts to serve the broader geostrategic aims of the People's Republic of China; (H) improving military operations and capabilities of partner states, thereby stabilizing regions of interest by addressing local issues, such as disturbances near the border of the People's Republic of China; and (I) subsidizing the research and development and production costs of weapons systems of the People's Republic of China.

Congress finds the following: (1) The People's Republic of China is the fourth largest arms exporter behind the United States, the Russian Federation, and France. (2) Arms sales by entities in the People's Republic of China are an important element of the country's growing military power and geopolitical influence. (3) The People's Republic of China uses arms sales to promote strategic interests, including— (A) improving the image and reputation of the People’s Liberation Army; (B) acquiring performance data of Chinese-made weapons in contested environments, which can be utilized by the People's Liberation Army; (C) exacerbating tensions between the United States and traditional security partners; (D) gaining a foothold for further defense and security cooperation with certain countries; (E) building relationships with senior political and military leaders in other countries, further expanding the diplomatic and strategic influence of the People’s Republic of China; (F) protecting economic interests of the People's Republic of China by ensuring the security of foreign partner governments to safeguard Chinese investments and Chinese workers; (G) exerting influence over the progression of conflicts to serve the broader geostrategic aims of the People's Republic of China; (H) improving military operations and capabilities of partner states, thereby stabilizing regions of interest by addressing local issues, such as disturbances near the border of the People's Republic of China; and (I) subsidizing the research and development and production costs of weapons systems of the People's Republic of China.