House Republicans will form China task force

House Republicans announced Thursday they will form a GOP-led task force to examine “a wide range of China-related issues,” including the origins of the coronavirus.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the panel will be headed by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Michael McCaul of Texas and will investigate China’s “influence operations targeting the U.S., including our universities, think tanks, and media outlets, economic threats to our government and our allies, efforts to gain the technological advantage, and role in the origin and spread of COVID-19.”