House Republicans Probe Alleged Use of Chinese Machinery at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Committee chair Brad Wenstrup said the use of Chinese machinery at the facility would put American national security at risk.

Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), speaks with reporters in Washington, on Jan. 8, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Republicans have requested information from the Department of Energy (DOE) about a top United States research facility allegedly using equipment linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its military.

Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), said in an Oct. 17 letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm that the committee has uncovered information suggesting that Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is using equipment linked to a Chinese company called Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI).